Owen Wister
![Owen Wister, author of the Western novel ''[[The Virginian (novel)|The Virginian]],'' and friend of 26th U.S. President [[Theodore Roosevelt]]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Owen_Wister.jpg)
Owen Wister (July 14, 1860 – July 21, 1938) was an American writer and historian, considered the "father" of western fiction. He is best remembered for writing ''The Virginian'' and a biography of Ulysses S. Grant.
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