The West of Owen Wister: Selected Short Stores (Bison Book S) - Softcover

Wister, Owen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803257600 ISBN 13: 9780803257603

Publisher: Bison Books, 1972

Synopsis

Owen Wister is remembered today almost solely as the author of The Virginian, yet his short stories, dating from the turn of the century, gave us our first real knowledge of the West's "wide, wild farm and ranch community, spotted with remote towns, and veined with infrequent railroads." And this West was not merely that of the cowboy, but of the soldier, the seeker, the Indians, the hunter, even the priest. This volume presents six of Wister's finest stories, chosen to exhibit the less well remembered facets of his talent. Their settings—ranging from a mining camp in the Rockies to a northwestern territorial capital to a southwestern desert town, and from a California mission to army posts on the high plains—are as varied as the characters and the situations.

The introduction by Robert L. Hough discusses the factors the impelled Wister to write about the West ad his ambivalent feelings about the region, as well as his story-telling techniques and artistic goals.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bison Books
• Publication date: 1972
• ISBN 10: 0803257600
• ISBN 13: 9780803257603
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 247