Owen Wister and the West |
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| Author:
| Scharnhorst, Gary |
| Series title: | The Oklahoma Western Biographies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8061-4675-1 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2015 |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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More than any other pioneer of the genre, Owen Wister turned the Western into a form of social and political critique, touching on such issues as race, the environment, women's rights, and immigration. In Owen Wister and the West, a biographical-literary account of Wister's life and writings, Gary Scharnhorst shows how the West shaped Wister's career and ideas, even as he lived and worked in the East.
More than any other pioneer of the genre, Owen Wister turned the Western into a form of social and political critique, touching on such issues as race, the environment, women's rights, and immigration. In Owen Wister and the West, a biographical-literary account of Wister's life and writings, Gary Scharnhorst shows how the West shaped Wister's career and ideas, even as he lived and worked in the East.