The Way West
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The Way West is a 1949 Pulitzer Prize–winning historical novel by A. B. Guthrie Jr. that follows a group of pioneers traveling the Oregon Trail in the mid-19th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | The Way West (1967 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | A. B. Guthrie Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| filmAdaptationDirector | Andrew V. McLaglen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStars |
Kirk Douglas
NERFINISHED
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Richard Widmark NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Mitchum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | wagon train journey to Oregon ⓘ |
| genre |
Western fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ |
| literaryAward | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | pioneers traveling the Oregon Trail ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Dick Summers
NERFINISHED
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Lije Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ Senator William J. Tadlock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Big Sky series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| prequel | The Big Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1949 ⓘ |
| publisher | William Sloane Associates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| PulitzerPrizeYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| setDuring | Oregon Trail migration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| settingRegion | American West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingRoute | Oregon Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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