"The Happy Family" by B. M. Bower is a story painting a bright picture of cowboy life in the American West during the early 1900s. It follows a band of cowboys called the Happy Family, with a spotlight on a cowboy, Andy Green, who becomes a bridge between the characters. Set against a backdrop of frontier life, the book explores themes of friendship, humor, and the hard conditions these individuals faced. The story kicks off with Andy Green, a charismatic cowboy famous for his storytelling, meeting Sherwood Branciforte at Rocking R Ranch. Their chat moves to a thrilling story about a strange castle Andy stumbled upon in the Badlands. As Andy shares his story with Sherwood and his companions, it's clear that those stories, no matter how stretched or outlandish, help bring excitement and unite the cowboys. The beginning sets the scene for both humor and action as they all get ready for a round-up, and it gives you a peek into the vibrant world of the Happy Family.
The Happy Family
By B. M. Bower
Amidst the rugged landscape of the early 20th-century American West, a group of cowboys shares tall tales and forges bonds of camaraderie as they face the daily challenges of frontier life.
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About the AuthorBertha Muzzy Sinclair or Sinclair-Cowan, née Muzzy, best known by her pseudonym B. M. Bower, was an American author who wrote novels, fictional short stories, and screenplays about the American Old West. Her works, featuring cowboys and cows of the Flying U Ranch in Montana, reflected "an interest in ranch life, the use of working cowboys as main characters, the occasional appearance of eastern types for the sake of contrast, a sense of western geography as simultaneously harsh and grand, and a good deal of factual attention to such matters as cattle branding and bronc busting." She was married three times: to Clayton Bower in 1890, to Bertrand William Sinclair in 1905, and to Robert Elsworth Cowan in 1921. However, she chose to publish under the name Bower.
Bertha Muzzy Sinclair or Sinclair-Cowan, née Muzzy, best known by her pseudonym B. M. Bower, was an American author who wrote novels, fictional short stories, and screenplays about the American Old West. Her works, featuring cowboys and cows of the Flying U Ranch in Montana, reflected "an interest in ranch life, the use of working cowboys as main characters, the occasional appearance of eastern types for the sake of contrast, a sense of western geography as simultaneously harsh and grand, and a good deal of factual attention to such matters as cattle branding and bronc busting." She was married three times: to Clayton Bower in 1890, to Bertrand William Sinclair in 1905, and to Robert Elsworth Cowan in 1921. However, she chose to publish under the name Bower.
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