contact us | site guide | search  •  Reading Guide » Link RESOURCE MENU Reading Guide » Link Link Page 8.  Owen Wister, The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains, 1902, Introduction, Ch. 1-3 (PDF)        Printing Length: 17 pages Online Source  National Humanities Center Supplemental sites Owen Wister, overview of the author, the western novel and film, plus video clips, from America's Story, Library of Congress Owen Wister, overview of the western with graphics and links, from Today in History, Library of Congress Owen Wister, biography and photos from the website of Medicine Bow, Wyoming Owen Wister, overview and discussion of The Virginian from Harvard Magazine The Virginian, full text    From Hypertexts, American Studies at the University    of Virginia    From Project Gutenberg *PDF file - You will need software on your computer that allows you to read and print Portable Document Format (PDF) files, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have this software, you may download it FREE from Adobe's Web site. Toolbox: The Gilded and the Gritty: America, 1870-1912 Memory | Progress | People | Power | Empire Contact Us | Site Guide | Search Toolbox Library: Primary Resources in U.S. History and Literature National Humanities Center Web site comments and questions, contact: nhc_ed@nationalhumanitiescenter.org Copyright © 2005 National Humanities Center. All rights reserved. Revised: May 2005 nationalhumanitiescenter.org