Cow Country (v5)

• Two of B.M. Bower's classic western novels are bound together in this Kindle edition: The Long Shadow Cow Country

The Long Shadow (1908)

A Western story set amid life in a mountain ranch, part adventure story and part romance.

Cow Country (1921)

Excerpt -

"Day after day the trail herd plodded slowly to the north, following the buffalo trails that would lead to water, and the crude map of one who had taken a herd north and had returned with a tale of vast plains and no rivals. Always through the day the dust cloud hung over the backs of the cattle, settled into the clothes of those who followed, grimed the pink aprons of Buddy and his small sister Dulcie so that they were no longer pink. Whenever a stream was reached, mother searched patiently for clear water and an untrampled bit of bank where she might do the family washing, leaving Ezra to mind the children. But even so the crust and the wear and tear of travel remained to harass her fastidious soul.

Buddy remembered that drive as he could not remember the comfortable ranch house of his earlier babyhood. To him afterward it seemed that life began with the great herd of cattle."

About The Author

Bertha Muzzy Sinclair (1871 –1940), best known as B. M. Bower, was an American author of short stories, films and novels about the American Old West. Her stories about the cowboys of the Flying R Ranch in Montana reflected her interest in ranch life. She used working cowboys as main characters in both adventure stories and in romantic plots.

Bower paid attention to factual details, including on matters involving cattle branding and bronco busting, which reflected her roots. She was Born Bertha Muzzy in Otter Tail County, MN and grew up in Big Sandy, Montana. She was married three times: including to Bertrand William Sinclair who was also a Western author. She wrote almost 60 Western novels, several of which were turned into films.[5]

B.M. BOWER, COLLECTION 1

Each book in B.M. Bower’s Classic American Western Series (The Early Years 1904-1914) contains at least one bonus novel. The first collection includes:

Vol. 1. The Lonesome Trail: 1904

Vol. 2. The Range Dwellers: 1906

Vol. 3. The Lure of the Dim Trails: 1907

Vol. 4. The Long Shadow 1908

Vol. 5. Her Prairie Knight: 1909

Vol. 6. Rowdy of the Cross L: 1912

Vol. 7. Good Indian: 1912

Vol. 8. Lonesome Land: 1912

Vol. 9. The Gringos: 1913

Vol. 10. The Uphill Climb: 1913

Vol. 11. Jean of The Lazy ‘A’: 1915

B.M. BOWER, COLLECTION 2

Pearl Necklace Also Publishes B.M. Bower’s Classic Western Series (The Early Years: 1914 to 1922). The second collection Includes:

Vol. 12.The Ranch at the Wolverine: 1914

Vol. 13. The Phantom Herd: 1916

Vol. 14. The Heritage of the Sioux: 1916

Vol. 15 The Lookout Man: 1917

Vol. 16. Starr of the Desert: 1917

Vol. 17. Cabin Fever: 1918

Vol. 18. Rim O' the World: 1919

Vol. 19. The Quirt: 1920

Vol. 20. Casey Ryan: 1921

Vol. 21. Cow Country: 1921

Vol. 22. The Trail of the White Mule: 1922

B.M. BOWER, COLLECTION 3

B.M. Bower’s Flying U Ranch Series, also available through Amazon, includes:

Chip of the Flying U: 1906

The Happy Family: 1910

Flying U Ranch: 1914

The Flying U's Last Stand: 1915

B.M. BOWER, COLLECTION 4

B.M. Bower’s Cowboy Aviation Series, also available through Amazon, includes:

Sky Rider: 1918

The Thunder Bird: 1919