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In the thousands of miles of rugged rangeland around Medicine Bow, Wyoming, the only law that rules is the law of the gun. A man has to have an iron jaw and a fast trigger to stay alive. And no one is tougher than the Virginian. A peaceable man by nature, slow to anger and soft-spoken, fair and just, nonetheless he brooks nonsense from no man. Once wronged, he is a judge with a gavel forged of cold steel. Frontier justice - Virginian style.

Until he meets a woman. A woman who things she can tame his wild heart and teach him the ways of peace. But can the Virginian bring peace to Medicine Bow?

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• Introduction(p. vii)
• To the Reader(p. xxiii)
• Re-Dedication and Preface(p. xxv)
• I. Enter the Man(p. 1)
• II. "When You Call Me That, Smile!"(p. 6)
• III. Steve Treats(p. 19)
• IV. Deep into Cattle Land(p. 27)
• V. Enter the Woman(p. 37)
• VI. Em'ly(p. 40)
• VII. Through Two Snows(p. 52)
• VIII. The Sincere Spinster(p. 55)
• IX. The Spinster Meets the Unknown(p. 59)
• X. Where Fancy Was Bred(p. 66)
• XI. "You're Going to Love Me Before We Get Through"(p. 76)
• XII. Quality and Equality(p. 85)
• XIII. The Game and the Nation--Act First(p. 91)
• XIV. Between the Acts(p. 97)
• XV. The Game and the Nation--Act Second(p. 102)
• XVI. The Game and the Nation--Last Act(p. 108)
• XVII. Scipio Moralizes(p. 125)
• XVIII. "Would You Be a Parson?"(p. 129)
• XIX. Dr. MacBride Begs Pardon(p. 137)
• XX. The Judge Ignores Particulars(p. 141)
• XXI. In a State of Sin(p. 145)
• XXII. "What Is a Rustler?"(p. 155)
• XXIII. Various Points(p. 162)
• XXIV. A Letter with a Moral(p. 169)
• XXV. Progress of the Lost Dog(p. 173)
• XXVI. Balaam and Pedro(p. 183)
• XXVII. Grandmother Stark(p. 196)
• XXVIII. No Dream to Wake From(p. 218)
• XXIX. Word to Bennington(p. 220)
• XXX. A Stable on the Flat(p. 230)
• XXXI. The Cottonwoods(p. 239)
• XXXII. Superstition Trail(p. 246)
• XXXIII. The Spinster Loses Some Sleep(p. 259)
• XXXIV. "To Fit Her Finger"(p. 268)
• XXXV. With Malice Aforethought(p. 272)
• XXXVI. At Dunbarton(p. 295)
• Literary Allusions and Notes(p. 309)
• Suggestions for Further Reading(p. 321)

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Library Journal Review

Considered by many to be the best Western novel, Wister's work essentially defined the genre, both in print and on film, and also created the archetypal Western hero: the strong silent type who rides in from the range and saves the day by shooting the bad guys full of holes. Like many in the genre, this also features a romantic subplot. This 100th-anniversary edition was produced in tandem with the Buffalo Bill Historical Center and has color and black-and-white art by Western artist Thom Ross. A beauty. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Owen Wister was born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 14, 1860. He graduated from Harvard University in 1882 and studied musical composition in Paris for two years. He spent the summer of 1885 in Wyoming for his health. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1888 and was admitted to the bar in 1889. He practiced law for two years in Philadelphia and continued to spend his summers in the West.

In 1891, after the acceptance by Harper's of two of his Western sketches, he decided to pursue a literary career. His works included Lin McLean, The Virginian, Lady Baltimore, and Roosevelt: The Story of a Friendship, 1880-1919. He also wrote a number of children's books. He died on July 21, 1938.

(Bowker Author Biography)