Lin Mclean

Owen Wister

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Description

Owen Wister gathers stories of Lin McLean, a Wyoming cowboy of good heart and poor luck, who drifts through roundups, love affairs, and scrapes with the law. The tales follow Lin from a young rider to a man worn by the range, with humor and pathos.

Wister writes the cowboy West with affection and a novelist's eye, and Lin stands beside the Virginian as a classic figure. The stories are episodic and warm. The book suits readers who like Wister's West in short, vivid pieces. Wister's Lin stands beside the Virginian as a classic cowboy figure.

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CREATOROwen Wister
COLLECTIONBOOKS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE397 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSEPublic Domain
RIGHTSPUBLIC DOMAIN
SOURCEProject Gutenberg

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1385

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