The Virginian, Owen Wister's 1902 epic western, was the Beloved of a century ago--a bestseller that was popular with critics too. The story of a cowboy who fights for the honor of the woman he loves inspired six movies and helped establish the genre. Warning: there will be themes of revenge, vigilante justice, and true manhood. Also on the show: the hacker from the heart of Brooklyn.
A Flick Of The Frist
Elaine Povich, Washington Correspondent for Newsday
Open Phones: DC
Your Thoughts on the Washington Morass.
Hack Addict
Ejovi Nuwere Author, Hacker Cracker: A Journey from the Mean Streets of Brooklyn to the Frontiers of Cyberspace
The Virginian At 100
Richard Slotkin Olin Professor of English at Wesleyan University and author, Gunfighter Nation: The Myth of the Frontier in Twentieth-Century America (University of Oklahoma Press, 1998)
Gang Land
Marion Casey Assistant Professor of History and Faculty Fellow in Irish American Studies, New York University.
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