Not Your Every Day Book Report
©2013 by LeeZard I am not proud to admit that I have shied away from the classics over my many years of reading. I love to read but because I had the classics thrust upon me during my youthful rebellion against the New York City school system, I cheated myself. The Original Cover - 1902 Why this woeful admission now? I’ve just finished reading The Virginian , the American classic by Owen Wister. I cannot remember when I have loved a book more. I was actually sad as I turned the last page, sad that I could read no more. Before we continue, a brief summary: Loosely based on Wyoming’s famous Johnson County cattle war in the 1890s, the novel was originally entitled The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains . It begins with an unnamed narrator's arrival in Medicine Bow, Wyoming, from back East and his encounter with an impressively tall and handsome stranger who proves adept at roping horses, teasing a friend who is off to be married, and facing down