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    The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories
    The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories
    The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories
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    The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories

    By Owen Wister

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateJan 1, 1972
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    Owen Wister

    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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