The Virginian (novel)
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The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains is a 1902 Wild West and cowboy novel by American author Owen Wister, set in Wyoming Territory during the 1880s. Detailing the life of a cowboy on a cattle ranch
First edition cover
"When you call me that, smile!"
Poster for the Broadway production of The Virginian, adapted by Wister and Kirke La Shelle (1904)
Johnson County War
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The Johnson County War, also known as the War on Powder River and the Wyoming Range War, was a range war in Northern Wyoming from 1889 to 1893. The conflict began when cattle companies started ruthles
The Virginian (novel)
…the hanging of Steve, an admitted cattle thief who had been his close friend. The hanging is represented as a necessary response to the government's corruption and lack of action, but the Virginian feels it to be a horrible duty. He is especially stricken by the bravery with which the thief faces his fate, and the heavy burden…
Ella Watson was lynched in 1889 by wealthy ranchers who accused her of cattle rustling, a charge that was later shown to be false.
Frank M. Canton, former Sheriff of Johnson County, was hired to lead the band of Texas killers
The barn at the TA Ranch, where the "regulators" were besieged by the sheriff's posse