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   Owen Wister (July 14, 1860 – July 21, 1938) was an American writer and historian, considered the "father" of western fiction. [1] He is best remembered for writing The Virginian and a biography of Ulysses S. Grant.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Owen-WisterOwen Wister | American Novelist & Western Writer | Britannica

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   6 days ago · Owen Wister (born July 14, 1860, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died July 21, 1938, North Kingstown, Rhode Island) 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.

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4. www.wyohistory.org › encyclopedia › owen-wisterOwen Wister: Inventor of the Good-guy Cowboy | WyoHistory.org

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   Nov 8, 2014 · Learn about the life and work of Owen Wister, the writer who created the classic Western hero and the popular western novel. Explore his influences, themes, characters and legacy in this comprehensive article.

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Virginian_(novel)The Virginian (novel) - Wikipedia

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   The Virginian (otherwise titled The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains) is a 1902 novel by the American author Owen Wister (1860–1938), set in Wyoming Territory during the 1880s. It describes the life of a cowboy on a cattle ranch and is considered the first true fictional western ever written, aside from short stories and pulp dime novels ...

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   The Wyoming territory was a harsh, unforgiving land, with its own unwritten code of honor by which men lived and died. Into this rough landscape rides the Virginian, a solitary man whose unbending will is his only guide through life.

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8. www.oxfordbibliographies.com › abstract › documentOwen Wister - American Literature - Oxford Bibliographies

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   A comprehensive overview of the life and works of Owen Wister, the author of The Virginian and other western stories. Find introductions, critical essays, and bibliographic references on Wister's literary and cultural significance.

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   Who is Owen Wister?

   • Owen Wister (born July 14, 1860, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died July 21, 1938, North Kingstown, Rhode Island) 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.

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   Where did Owen Wister grow up?

   • Young Owen Wister grew up traveling in Europe, speaking French, attending a prestigious prep school and developing a love for music. He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard in 1882 and went to Europe to study music. His father, however, insisted that he return to the U.S. and pursue a useful profession in banking.

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   Did Owen Wister create a new genre of American fiction?

   • In basing his novel on a rough cowboy community in untamed Wyoming, on people whose distinctive way of life existed for only a short period of time, Owen Wister created a new and enduring genre of American fiction.” I totally agree, and it makes me mighty regretful that I’ve taken so long to get around to this fantastic novel.

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   What are some quotes by Owen Wister?

   • Quotes by Owen Wister (?) “Forgive my asking you to use your mind. It is a thing which no novelist should expect of his reader...” “When a man ain't got no ideas of his own, he'd ought to be kind o' careful who he borrows 'em from.”

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    Owen Wister was born on July 14, 1860, in Germantown, a neighborhood within the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father, Owen Jones Wister, was a wealthy physician, one of a long line of Wisters raised at the storied Belfield estate in Germantown.