Owen Wister

a horseman of the plains

Virginian

Willa Cather

Zane Grey

Max Brand [pseudonym]

Classic Westerns

Kirke La Shelle

A Play in Four Acts

The Virginian

Hank's woman

His Tale

The Dragon of Wantley

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Owen Wister was an American novelist whose novel The Virginian (1902) helped establish the cowboy as a folk hero in the United States and the western as a legitimate genre of literature. The Virginian is the prototypical western novel and, arguably, the work most responsible for the romanticized view of the West that is an important part of American cultural identity. This book contains: - The Jimmyjohn Boss. - A Kinsman of Red Cloud. - Sharon's Choice. - Napoleon Shave-Tail. - Twenty Minutes for Refreshments. - The Promised Land. - Hank's Woman.

7 Best Short Stories by Owen Wister

The Virginian is a pioneering novel set in the Wild West describing the life of the foreman of the Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming. It was the first true western written, aside from the tiny dime novels. It paved the way for many more westerns by famous authors such as Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour, and several others

A Western Classic

The Virginian, 1902

Reproduction of the original: Lady Baltimore by Owen Wister

Lady Baltimore

The essential collection of books and poetry by Owen Wister:Table Of ContentsTHE DRAGON OF WANTLEYHow doth the Simple Spelling BeeTHE JIMMYJOHN BOSS AND OTHER STORIESLADY BALTIMORELIN McLEANMOTHERPADRE IGNACIOPHILOSOPHY 4RED MEN AND WHITEA STRAIGHT DEALTHE VIRGINIAN

The Essential Owen Wister Collection

Owen Wister (July 14, 1860 - July 21, 1938) was an American writer and "father" of western fiction. He is best remembered for writing The Virginian, although he never wrote about the West afterwards. In this book: The Virginian, A Horseman Of The Plains Lin McLean Lady Baltimore Mother The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories Padre Ignacio, Or The Song of Temptation A Straight Deal, or The Ancient Grudge Reminiscence with Postscript

Owen Wister, Collection Novels

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Wirgińczyk, jeździec z równin

Mother

Robert E. Howard

Jack London

Andy Adams

O. Henry

Max Brand

Stephen Crane

Robert W. Chambers

Mark Twain

James Fenimore Cooper

Washington Irving

Emerson Hough

Bret Harte

Charles Alden Seltzer

James Oliver Curwood

Marah Ellis Ryan

Grace Livingston Hill

B. M. Bower

J. Allan Dunn

Jackson Gregory

R.M. Ballantyne

Frank H. Spearman

Charles Siringo

Frederic Remington

Frederic Homer Balch

Will Lillibridge

Dane Coolidge

Forrestine C. Hooker

This carefully edited ebook is a hand-picked collection of world's most admired Westerns in one volume: Riders of the Purple Sage (Zane Grey) The Rainbow Trail The Spirit of the Border The Untamed (Max Brand) The Night Horseman The Seventh Man The Virginian (Owen Wister) The Last of the Mohicans (James F. Cooper) The Prairie Chip, of the Flying U (B. M. Bower) The Flying U Ranch The Flying U's Last Stand Cabin Fever Rimrock Trail (J. Allan Dunn) The 'Breckinridge Elkins' Series (Robert E. Howard) The Last of the Plainsmen (Zane Grey) The Outcasts of Poker Flat (Bret Harte) The Wolf Hunters (James Oliver Curwood) The Gold Hunters The Border Legion The Country Beyond (Curwood) The Lone Star Ranger (Grey) Riders of the Silences (Brand) The Call of the Wild (Jack London) Heart of the West (O. Henry) White Fang (London) The Lure of the Dim Trails (Bower) The Luck of Roaring Camp (Harte) The Rustlers of Pecos County (Grey) O Pioneers! (Willa Cather) My Ántonia Roughing It (Mark Twain) The Log of a Cowboy (Andy Adams) The Two-Gun Man (Charles Alden Seltzer) The Law of the Land (Emerson Hough) The Short Cut (Jackson Gregory) Astoria (Washington Irving) The Valley of Silent Men (James Oliver Curwood) "Drag" Harlan (Charles Alden Seltzer) Whispering Smith (Frank H. Spearman) The Outlet (Andy Adams) Reed Anthony, Cowman A Texas Cow Boy (Charles Siringo) The Boss of the Lazy Y (Charles Alden Seltzer) The Golden Dream (R.M. Ballantyne) The Blue Hotel (Stephen Crane) The Long Shadow (B. M. Bower) The Girl from Montana (Grace Livingston Hill) The Hidden Children (Robert W. Chambers) The Way of an Indian (Frederic Remington) The Bridge of the Gods (Frederic Homer Balch) Where the Trail Divides (Will Lillibridge) The Desert Trail (Dane Coolidge) The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky (Stephen Crane) That Girl Montana (Marah Ellis Ryan) The Long Dim Trail (Forrestine C. Hooker) Hidden Water (Dane Coolidge) A Voice in the Wilderness (Grace Livingston Hill) ...

60 WESTERNS: Cowboy Adventures, Yukon & Oregon Trail Tales, Famous Outlaws, Gold Rush Adventures

Edgar Rice Burroughs

Andre Norton

Karl May

Get your spurs and saddles on and ride alongside the heroes, cowboys and outlaws in the Wild West. E-artnow presents this meticulously edited collection of the carefully selected - best and most exciting Westerns: Rebel Spurs (Andre Norton) Ride Proud, Rebel! (Andre Norton) The Bandit of Hell's Bend (Edgar Rice Burroughs) Riders of the Purple Sage (Zane Grey) The Rainbow Trail (Zane Grey) The Spirit of the Border (Zane Grey) Winnetou (Karl May) The Untamed (Max Brand) The Night Horseman (Max Brand) The Seventh Man (Max Brand) The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains (Owen Wister) The Last of the Mohicans (James Fenimore Cooper) The Prairie (James Fenimore Cooper) Chip, of the Flying U (B. M. Bower) The Flying U Ranch (B. M. Bower) The Flying U's Last Stand (B. M. Bower) Cabin Fever (B. M. Bower) Rimrock Trail (J. Allan Dunn) The 'Breckinridge Elkins' Series (Robert E. Howard) The Outcasts of Poker Flat (Bret Harte) Heart of the West (O. Henry) White Fang (Jack London) The Wolf Hunters (James Oliver Curwood) The Log of a Cowboy: A Narrative of the Old Trail Days (Andy Adams) The Two-Gun Man (Charles Alden Seltzer) The Law of the Land (Emerson Hough) The Short Cut (Jackson Gregory) Whispering Smith (Frank H. Spearman) A Texas Cow Boy (Charles Siringo) The Desert Trail (Dane Coolidge) Hidden Water (Dane Coolidge) That Girl Montana (Marah Ellis Ryan) A Voice in the Wilderness (Grace Livingston Hill) The Rules of the Game (Stewart Edward White) Paid Off (Walt Coburn) The Lonesome Trail (John Neihardt) Spawn of the Desert (W. C. Tuttle) A Texas Ranger (William MacLeod Raine) Gunsight Pass (William MacLeod Raine) The Conquest (Oscar Micheaux) John Brent (Theodore Winthrop) The Lone Ranger Rides (Fran Striker) The Heart of Canyon Pass (Thomas Holmes) The Lions of the Lord (Harry Leon Wilson) Raw Gold (Bertrand William Sinclair) The Valley of the Giants (Peter B. Kyne)...

50 Westerns – The Best Cowboy Adventures, Rider Trails, Stories of Outlaws & Battles with Indians

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ...said Pete Cawthon. "Our money was put in thet yere box." Ballard flushed angrily, but a knock at the door stopped him, and he merely said, "Come in." A trooper, a corporal, stood at the entrance, and the disordered Council endeavored to look usual in a stranger's presence. They resumed their seats, but it was not easy to look usual on such short notice. "Captain Paisley's compliments," said the soldier, mechanically, "and will Governor Ballard take supper with him this evening?" "Thank Captain Paisley," sai 'he Governor (his tone was quite usual), "and say tnat official business connected with the end of the session makes it imperative for me to be at the State-House. Imperative." The trooper withdrew. He was a heavy-built, handsome fellow, with black mustache and black eyes that watched through two straight, narrow slits beneath straight black brows. His expression in the Council Chamber had been of the regulation military indifference, and as he went down the steps he irrelevantly sang an old English tune: '' Since first I saw your face I resolved To honor and re--' I guess," he interrupted himself as he unhitched his horse, "parrot and monkey hev broke loose." The Legislature, always in its shirt-sleeves, the cards on the table, and the toddy on the floor, sat calm a moment, cooled by this brief pause from the first heat of its surprise, while the clatter of Corporal Jones's galloping shrank quickly into silence. II Captain Paisley walked slowly from the adjutant's office at Boise" Barracks to his quarters, and his orderly walked behind him. The captain carried a letter in his hand, and the orderly, though distant a respectful ten paces, could hear him swearing plain as day. When he reached his front door Mrs. Paisley met him. "Jim," cried...

Red Men and White

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Padre Ignacio; Or, The Song of Temptation" by Owen Wister. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Padre Ignacio; Or, The Song of Temptation

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Pentecost of Calamity" by Owen Wister. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

The Pentecost of Calamity

Reproduction of the original: The Pentecoast of Calamity by Owen Wister

The Pentecoast of Calamity

Owen Wister

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