A review by swoody788
The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains by Owen Wister

4.0

I can't say that it tops Lonesome Dove in terms of endearment, but seeing as how it's the granddaddy of all westerns - I have an awful lot of respect for Owen Wister and The Virginian. I wasn't especially interested until a few chapters in, but by the end I was listening intently, anxious about what would happen next. It took a book like this to not only begin but set the standard for the genre, and it was plain to see that so many parts from my favorite western books and movies were inspired by this one story.

Our continent drained prismatically through Omaha once.