tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post6484107180574823115..comments2024-03-28T05:13:13.921-04:00Comments on Books, Inq. — The Epilogue: Have a look …Frank Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-31318286986427809032012-05-25T08:07:04.444-04:002012-05-25T08:07:04.444-04:00Owen Wister it is. As to why his hero was from Vir...Owen Wister it is. As to why his hero was from Virginia, I have no idea. But Wister had traveled a good deal in the west, so maybe the character was based on someone he met there — who was from Virginia. Also, it works better than, say, the Pennsylvanian.Frank Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-39967434519218015902012-05-24T18:33:32.305-04:002012-05-24T18:33:32.305-04:00Owen Wister, of course. But why was his eponymous ...Owen Wister, of course. But why was his eponymous hero from the trans-Potomac regions?Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.com