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Classic Westerns

Part of Leather-bound Classics
By Owen Wister, Willa Cather, Zane Grey and Max Brand
Introduction by Michael A. Cramer
Published by Canterbury Classics
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book
Discover six classic novels as you follow the footsteps of the trailblazers who settled the American West.


As the American West opened up to settlers after the Civil War, people were eager for tales of great adventures, endless possibilities, and the pioneering spirit. Classic Westerns is a collection of six novels that captured this sense of exploration and brought the rugged landscape into the homes of readers everywhere. These novels—The Virginian by Owen Wister, O Pioneers! by Willa Cather, The Lone Star Ranger and The Mysterious Rider by Zane Grey, and Gunman’s Reckoning and The Untamed by Max Brand—tell of life on the open plains, in dusty outposts, and alongside majestic mountain ranges that rose to greet travelers who ventured forth into the unexplored country to find their destinies.

About The Authors
Owen Wister

Owen Wister (1860–1938) was an American writer and is considered the father of Western fiction. He is best remembered for his novel The Virginian, although he never wrote about the West afterwards.

Willa Cather

Willa Sibert Cather (1873–1947) was an American writer who achieved recognition for her novels of frontier life on the Great Plains, including O Pioneers! (1913), The Song of the Lark (1915), and My Ántonia (1918). In 1923 she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours.

Zane Grey

Zane Grey (1872–1939) was one of the United States' most popular writers of western fiction. His best-selling book was Riders of the Purple Sage, published in 1912.

Max Brand

Max Brand was the pen name of Frederick Schiller Faust (1892–1944), an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary Westerns.

Product Details
  • Publisher: Canterbury Classics (October 1, 2017)
  • Length: 1152 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781684121052

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Classic Westerns

Part of Leather-bound Classics
By Owen Wister, Willa Cather, Zane Grey and Max Brand
Introduction by Michael A. Cramer
Published by Canterbury Classics
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

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