The Virginian A Horseman of the Plains

"A new edition of Owen Wister's classic western, The Virginian, originally published in 1902. The Virginian established Owen Wister as the father of the American Western. Set in Wyoming in the 1890s, it is the story of a mysterious stranger -- the titular 'Virginian' -- who arrives in Medicine Bow, Wyoming and escorts the narrator to Judge Henry's ranch in Sunk Creek, and their challenges and adventures. The Virginian is a riveting tale of adventure, love, friendship, hate, and vengeance, and was one of the most influential books published in at the turn of the 20th century, largely responsible for launching the Western genre and the iconic American cowboy as a fictional archetype." -- Amazon.com.