Owen Wisters The Virginian A Horseman of the Plains is a seminal work that profoundly shaped the American Western genre Written in 1902 this novel interweaves adventure and realism as it chronicles the life of a mysterious cowboy in the Wyoming frontier Wisters literary style combines vivid descriptive passages with episodic storytelling offering a rich portrayal of the rugged landscape and the complexities of frontier life The Virginian serves n...