[DOC] [TLE] Owen Wister - Wikipedia [PAR] Owen Wister (July 14, 1860  July 21, 1938) was an American writer and "father" 
of western fiction. He is best remembered for writing The Virginian, although he 
never wrote ... Born, (1860-07-14)July 14, 1860. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US 
... This is widely regarded as being the first cowboy novel and was reprinted... [DOC] [TLE] The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister  Reviews ... [PAR] To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. ..... This book is 
credited with being the first true Western written... The tale of the Virginian and 
how he made good in the West. He was ..... The inspiration didn't come from the 
main character of the novel, but from the life of Owen Wister, the author of this 
classic. [DOC] [TLE] The Virginian is published - May 28, 1902 - HISTORY.com [PAR] Born into a prominent Philadelphia family, the young Wister was expected to 
grow up to ... sang in choir, and eventually decided to become a classical 
composer. ... After The Virginian, Wister wrote no more Western novels, though 
he did ... party of French and Indian scouts in southwest Pennsylvania as Virginia 
attempts to... [DOC] [TLE] Owen Wister (Philadelphia) - ExplorePAHistory.com [PAR] Teach PA History ... Philadelphian Owen Wister dressed in western garb, circa 
1890. ... culminating with his landmark 1902 novel, The Virginian, he would leave 
as ... Born in 1860 in the then-fashionable Germantown section of Philadelphia, 
he ... There he wrote a novel that the Harvard Lampoon serialized and a comic... [DOC] [TLE] The Virginian - eNetLearning [PAR] resolution to the conflict through a joining of Eastern with Western qualities. ... 
From the beginning of the novel onward, he remains true to the narrator's first ... 
Similar to the Virginian, Molly also represents a synthesis of East and West, but 
the ..... Wister was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania (a suburb of Philadelphia), 
and... [DOC] [TLE] RANCH TALES: The Virginian - Vernon Morning Star [PAR] Oct 14, 2016 ... This classic is widely regarded as the first great cowboy novel of the ... Wister was 
an easterner born in Pennsylvania, but who spent several summers in the 
American west. He first ... After working on a ranch west of Calgary, he became 
the foreman of the ... He can be reached through www.kenmather.com. [DOC] [TLE] The Virginian Meets Matt Shepard - University of Wyoming [PAR] In the introduction, reflecting on The Virginian she wrote: ... The Virginian stands 
among the ten best-selling novels of the past fifty years. ... The Wild West was 
born when the first European ships set out across the Atlantic. ... He ordered his 
men to fire, probably intending at first only to intimidate the Indians into 
cooperation. [DOC] [TLE] Clara: In the Post Office by Linda Hasselstrom - The Writer's Almanac [PAR] Jul 14, 2002 ... As I thought, ... It's the birthday of poet and essayist Linda Hasselstrom, born in 
Houston, ... He wrote about Polish Jews living in a world that vanished forever 
with ... is the novel The Virginian (1902), which made the cowboy a popular stock 
... It has many of the classic "Western" elements, including a school... [DOC] [TLE] The Virginian (Cortero Pantheon Edition) - Owen ... - Google Books [PAR] In 1989 the New York Times wrote the following about The Virginian: "The 1902 
novel, ancestor of the classic western, turned out to be not only corny and flag-
waving but also intolerant ... You would also be hard pressed to find a better 
western novel. ... Owen Wister was born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 14, 
1860. [DOC] [TLE] The Virginian (Cortero Pantheon Edition) - Owen ... - Google Books [PAR] In 1989 the New York Times wrote the following about The Virginian: "The 1902 
novel, ancestor of the classic western, turned out to be not only corny and ... 
Owen Wister was born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 14, 1860.

Question: Though born in Pennsylvania, he wrote the classic western novel "The Virginian"
Answer: Owen Wister