Owen Wister & The Virginian

Considered by many to be the “First Western Novel,” the 1901 book by Owen Wister was written about a fictionalized version of the very real Johnson County Cattle War. The eponymous “virginian,” was a ranch hand and lawman trying to keep the peace at a ranch near Medicine Bow, WY. The town itself holds the TV show in high esteem, and a hotel was built just a few years after the novel was published with the name “The Virginian,” and was named the most luxurious hotel this side of Denver. Join us as we trace Wister’s touch on Wyoming history. HOST Deborah Cobb ([email protected])