The narrator’s escort, the Virginian, is a tall, black-haired cowboy with a deep Southern accent and a sly wit. Betsy (Roberta Shore), the daughter of Judge Henry Garth (Lee J. Cobb), is actually adopted, a fact mentioned only in season one, episode two, "Woman from White Wing".
His friend Steve calls him "Jeff" presumably after Jefferson Davis, but he is always referred to as the Virginian, and no name is mentioned throughout the story. In the book, the ranch, which is actually named "Sunk Creek", is two hundred seventy miles from Medicine Bow. OMG, where to begin??? Medicine Bow Wyoming is a real place in the state of Wyoming.
The Virginian and Molly ride off together to spend a month in the mountains and then journey back East to The novel had an enormous influence on publishing, and later movies and television, establishing the Western genre and especially the cowboy ideal as an American icon. In the book, the ranch, which is actually named "Sunk Creek", is two hundred seventy miles from Medicine Bow.
Medicine Bow, Wyoming is in Carbon County, which had a population of around nine thousand during the late 1890s, the era in which this series is set. When we first meet The Virginian, he is a hand at Sunk Creek Ranch, but quickly becomes the Judge's most trusted hand, and eventually, his foreman.
When the Virginian is promoted to foreman, he moves out of the bunkhouse to his own home on the ranch. The name of the town in Wyoming where the Shiloh Ranch is located is Medicine Bow. It is the setting of both The Virginian tv series and The Virginian novel.
His friend Steve calls him "Jeff" presumably after Jefferson Davis, but he is always referred to as the Virginian, and no name is mentioned throughout the story. For its fame was as wide as Wyoming.
Written in 1902, the book chronicles the life and adventures of a cowboy, known only as The Virginian, on the Wyoming range. As well as describing the Virginian's conflict with his enemy, Trampas, and his romance with the pretty schoolteacher, Molly Stark Wood, Wister weaves a tale of action, violence, hate, revenge, love, and friendship. Near the end of the book, Trampas is killed by the Virginian. He is described as a tall, dark, slim young giant, with a deep personality. The Virginian is a ranch hand at the Sunk Creek Ranch, located outside of Medicine Bow, Wyoming. His nickname is Jeff and he is always referred to as the Virginian. At first, he is only a cowboy, but halfway through the book, he is signed on as the full-time foreman. The Virginian is a ranch hand at the Sunk Creek Ranch, located outside of Medicine Bow, Wyoming.
The narrator, an East-coast dandy barely 20, travels by train to Wyoming, where he spends the summer as a guest at Judge Henry’s Sunk Creek Ranch in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Written in 1902, the book chronicles the life and adventures of a cowboy, known only as The Virginian, on the Wyoming range. "The novel was loosely adapted for the NBC-TV series This article is about the 1902 novel. He is only referred to as the foreman, the ramrod, or of course, The Virginian. The long fences of Judge Henry's home ranch began upon Sunk Creek soon after that stream emerged from its canyon through the Bow Leg. Well, this book was SUCH a great read. Medicine bow is the location of the The Sunk Creek Ranch which is the home of rancher Judge Henry. Judge Garth is one of the more common characters in the book and is known as an adviser or father-like figure to the Virginian.
Despite James Drury and Doug McClure appearing on the show for the entire nine season run, it was impossible for both of them to appear in all two hundred forty-nine episodes of the series. For other uses (including film adaptations), see 1902 novel set in the Wild West, by American author Owen Wister As is the case throughout "The Virginian" in all forms - book, movie, and television - his actual name is never revealed. After Trampas shoots first in a duel, the Virginian shoots Trampas in self defense and leaves to marry his young bride. I… He is described as a tall, dark, slim young giant, with a deep personality. Near the end of the book, Trampas is killed by the Virginian. The Virginian is a ranch hand at the Sunk Creek Ranch, located outside of The novel begins with an unnamed narrator's arrival in The novel revolves around the Virginian and the life he lives. Its climactic gun duel is the first "showdown" in fiction.The novel is also the first known use of two phrases: "When you call me that, smile! Judge Garth is the owner of a cattle ranch at Sunk Creek, Wyoming, where the Virginian works. In one scene, the Virginian is forced to participate in the hanging of an admitted A fatal shootout resolves the ongoing conflict with Trampas after five years of hate. The Virginian and Trampas are not friends. Well, this book was SUCH a great read.
The Virginian is a ranch hand at the Sunk Creek Ranch, located outside of Medicine Bow, Wyoming.
OMG, where to begin??? It was an oasis in the Territory's desolate bill-of-fare. When we first meet The Virginian, he is a hand at Sunk Creek Ranch, but quickly becomes the Judge's most trusted hand, and eventually, his foreman. He is described as a tall, dark, slim young giant, with a deep personality. In the final season (1970-71) of this show, it was renamed "The Men from Shiloh" and was given an Italian western-style credits sequence complete with a theme by Italian Composer Ennio Morricone specially commissioned for the show.