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The Place Of The Cowboy Novel In American Literature : A Study Of Its Development From 1900 To 1940, Ferol Egan

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Therefore, it is the main purpose of this thesis to arrive at some conclusions in regard to one aspect of cowboy fiction - the cowboy novel. In the main, this study will attempt to place the cowboy novel in its proper position in American literature, While doing this, it will try to show that there are two distinct schools of cowboy novels - the romantic and the realistic; and that of these two schools, the realistic tends to produce novels of a higher literary quality.

Certain Aspects Of Pioneer Life As Presented In The Modern Novel, Elta Louise Livoni

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The term pioneer simply means one who pushes ahead to remove obstacles and to prepare the way for others who are to follow. Nevertheless, when we speak of the pioneers in American history, we are really speaking of three different types of men who have only a little in common.

All pioneers leave behind them settled communities and highly civilized life and push out into an unknown and. unsettled country;y. Also, all pioneers are seekers, but they do not all seek the same things, Some are seeking adventure. These are the explorers, the pioneers seized with the wanderlust, those who …