The Virginian (1902) is Owen Wister's classic popular romance, and the
most significant shaping influence on the Western genre. This edition
includes Wister's neglected essay, The Evolution of the Cow-Puncher
(1895) and an introduction highlighting the social, gender, and
political implications of Wister's mythic West in the context of its
actual economic history and Wister's patrician career.
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