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The Virginian; a Horseman of the Plains
The Virginian; a Horseman of the Plains | Owen Wister
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The western is one of Americas most important and influential contributions to world culture. And it was Owen Wisters The Virginian, first published in 1902, that created the familiar archetypes of character, setting, and action that still dominate western fiction and film. The Virginian's characters include: The hero, tall, taciturn, and unflappable, confident in his skills, careful of his honor, mysterious in his background; the heroine, the schoolmarm from the East, dedicated to civilizing the untamed town, but willing to adapt to its waysup to a point; and the villain, who is a liar, a thief, a killer, and worst of all, a coward beneath his bluster. Its settingthe lonely small town in the midst of the vast, empty, dangerous but overwhelmingly beautiful landscapeplays so crucial a role that it may be regarded as one of the primary characters. And its actionthe cattle roundup, the capture of the rustlers, the agonizing moral choices demanded by western justice, and the climactic shoot-out between hero and villainshaped the plots of the thousands of books and movies that followed.
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amber_ldsmom
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OriginalCyn620 📚👍🏻📚 4y
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Jenken1998
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This weeks audio. Funny, heroic, moral and romantic. The first of its kind. The forerunner of the Western genre that romanticizes the loner cowboy. Loved it. My 16 year old who thinks he can only stand to read dystopian or horror liked it too. Story of a Wyoming cowboy as he fights the bad guys and wins the heart of his lady 🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴

Bookzombie Great review! Also reminds me that I think this is on my Kindle. 5y
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Author_Chelsea_Warren_PA
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Enjoying the book just as much as I enjoyed the show!! I can tell this will be in my top 10 books as well! ❤

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Author_Chelsea_Warren_PA
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How I'm spending my night until my meds knock me out! ❤

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Author_Chelsea_Warren_PA

So, I did it. I bought The Virginian, but I also bought The Plague Dogs and a manga!

tpixie Woot!! 🥳📚🥳 6y
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Author_Chelsea_Warren_PA

Highly considering picking up "The Virginian" before anyone else does. This is one of my favorite western shows, and I wanna read the book so bad!

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SerialReader
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Dang.

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SerialReader
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This book is jammed full of little quips to live by. Very modern advice!

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SerialReader
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From 116 years ago, the timeless experience of losing your bags while traveling. #serialreader

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LeahBergen
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#WildWildWest

This novel, published in 1902, is considered the first “western”.

#HeatOfJuly

Sace Gorgeous edition! 6y
robinb Beautiful ❤️ and love the bookend! 6y
BarbaraBB That title 😍 6y
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Kaye Wonder if that‘s what they used for the tv show that was on in the 60s called by the same name ? 6y
LeahBergen @robinb There really IS another bookend. 😆 😘 6y
LeahBergen @BarbaraBB It‘s great, isn‘t it? 6y
LeahBergen @Kaye I think it was! 6y
robinb @LeahBergen 🤣🤣 That would be very handy! 😘😉 6y
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MemoirsForMe
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Good thing Owen Wister had an unbearably tedious job in banking back in 1885. It drove him to retreat to a ranch in Wyoming each year where he penciled precise details in his diaries about the West and its people. From these notes he created the first true fictional #western ever written. Plus he coined the phrase:When you call me that, SMILE.😊He even looks like the Virginian! Loved the descriptive writing and western drawl dialogue.
#readharder

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Christyco125
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This seemed a more romantic version of Lonesome Dove. Not as much action but some of the same feelings. The Virginian is a man of few words, high principles, and deep thoughts. #LitsyClassics #V #17 #2018christyread

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Megabooks
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Is anybody else watching the Virginia/UMBC game? What is happening??? #bracketbuster #marchmadness 🏀🏀 #dogsoflitsy #henryboy

Skeebies05 😳😳😳 wowza 7y
emilyhaldi UMBC was amazing to watch!!! 🙌🏻 nuts! 7y
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Megabooks @emilyhaldi #truth it would be awesome to see them in the sweet 16! 💪🏻🏀 7y
Susanita Retrievers! 7y
Megabooks @Susanita yaaassss!!! 7y
JenP Unbelievable 7y
Kboltz Retriever Nation!😜 7y
Megabooks @JenP Right?! 7y
Megabooks @Kboltz I think we are one now 7y
TheDaysGoBy It was crazy! 7y
MicheleinPhilly My bracket was busted on day 1. Thanks Arizona! 😩 7y
Megabooks @TheDaysGoBy Definitely! 7y
Gezemice I saw it and mind was blown. 7y
Gezemice @MicheleinPhilly I picked Arizona, too. Oh well, no one picked UMBC... 7y
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Jessieleah
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Not going to lie, very surprised by how much my first assigned reading for this semester is making me laugh 🐴 #myfirstwestern #historicalfiction #lifeofanenglishmajor

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tjwill
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Would anyone in the western part of Virginia like to do a meet-up sometime this summer? I live in Abingdon but could do a day trip as far as Roanoke. Feel free to tag any Virginian littens who might be interested.

Laalaleighh I live 30 minutes from Roanoke. Let me know when y'all do this! (edited) 8y
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