The Virginian is often cited as the first western novel and for creating the archetype of the American Cowboy. Very popular, it has been made into a feature film 4 times between 1914 and 1946, a Television movie in 2000 and it inspired a television series which ran from 1962 to 1971. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885/00/00 | Owen Wister | Travel | Owen Wister travels through Wyoming, ultimately crossing the state fifteen times between 1885 to 1902 | Medicine Bow | Wyoming | ||
| 1890/00/00 | Owen Wister | Guest | Owen Wister stays at the Occidental Hotel. He based many his characters in The Virginian on people he met here. | The Occidental Hotel | Buffalo | ||
| 1902/00/00 | Owen Wister | Author | "The Virginian" is published, establishing the archetype of an American Cowboy. |
| Particulars for The Virginian (book): | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Affiliation | American West | ||
| Art Type | Book | a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers. | |
| Narrative Arts | Fiction | prose literature, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people | |
| Narrative Arts | Narrative | an account of connected events | |
| Art Type | Novel | long form fiction narrative that is at least 40,000 words in length | |
| Narrative Arts | Prose | ordinary written language | |
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| Language: | English | ||
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