Wister, Owen, 1860-1938)

Born in Pennsylvania, raised in South Carolina, and educated at Harvard, Owen Wister travelled in the Western U.S. as a young man. Although he returned to the East and Harvard law school, he acted upon a friend's suggestion and began writing thrilling Western stories for Harper's. His well-researched stories, particularly The Virginian, helped establish the Western stereotypes that have become inculcated in the American psyche.

From the description of Owen Wister letter to Charles W. Eliot, 1915 Sept. 15. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 52221272

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