Arguably "the most potent myth in American culture," the Western and its themes of wild frontiers, loner heroes, and outlaw justice continue to permeate modern media and influence our sense of national identity. This lovely gift edition collects six seminal novels foundational to the genre, published between 1902 and 1919: 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. All packaged in a lovely leather-bound volume with illustrated endpapers, gilded pages, and a ribbon bookmark, these works will inspire, entertain, and educate modern cowpokes and city dwellers alike. (AG)