NMLP P-037074 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-19

The Virginian

Owen Wister · Macmillan · 1902

US Macmillan (1902) is the true first—the foundational cowboy novel. Precedence among 1902 Macmillan printings is determined by the copyright-page reprint listing: the first printing shows only 'Published April, 1902' with no subsequent reprint dates. Multiple 1902 printings exist, so the reprint list is decisive.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-037074 for "The Virginian" by Owen Wister (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-037074, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).