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DMcCunney · 10-31-2008, 12:02 PM

One place to start might be Owen Wister's _The Virginian_, which arguably began the genre in the US. It became the loose basis for a TV series of the same name in the early 60's starring James Drury. Madame Broshkina contributed a Sony Reader version to MobileRead

Zane Grey was already been mentioned as classic westerns. Project Gutenberg of Australia has a fair bit of Zane, and pointers ot others, here

But while Bret Harte is mentioned in this thread and it worth reading, I have a hard time classifying him as writing westerns as the term is normally used. His stories tend to be California gold rush tales, which aren't quite the same thing.
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Dennis

10-31-2008, 12:02 PM	#28
DMcCunney New York Editor Posts: 6,384 Karma: 16540415 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: PalmTX, Pocket eDGe, Alcatel Fierce 4, RCA Viking Pro 10, Nexus 7	One place to start might be Owen Wister's _The Virginian_, which arguably began the genre in the US. It became the loose basis for a TV series of the same name in the early 60's starring James Drury. Madame Broshkina contributed a Sony Reader version to MobileRead Zane Grey was already been mentioned as classic westerns. Project Gutenberg of Australia has a fair bit of Zane, and pointers ot others, here But while Bret Harte is mentioned in this thread and it worth reading, I have a hard time classifying him as writing westerns as the term is normally used. His stories tend to be California gold rush tales, which aren't quite the same thing. ______ Dennis Last edited by DMcCunney; 10-31-2008 at 12:13 PM.