The Bower Atmosphere
The Bower Atmosphere

Author: Victoria Lamont

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2024-03

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 1496239075

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B. M. (Bertha Muzzy) Bower was the first author to make a living writing popular westerns, creating more than sixty novels and hundreds of short stories that were read by millions of Americans. Bower’s were among the first westerns adapted to film, and the exploits of her cowboys at the fictional Flying U ranch established a tradition that flourishes to this day. A Montana mother of three, she began writing short stories in 1900, desperate for money that would allow her to leave her unhappy marriage to a cowboy employed by the McNamara ranch. Discouraged by her editors from publicizing her identity as a woman, Bower’s important contribution to American mass culture faded from cultural memory after her death in 1940. Based on extensive research in Bower’s personal archives and publishers’ records, as well as interviews with some of her descendants, The Bower Atmosphere recounts the remarkable twists and turns of Bower’s life, from her beginnings on a Montana cattle ranch to her success as a writer of serial westerns, all the while contending with the conflicting pressures of editors, husbands, children, and her own creative aspirations.

Black Cat Weekly #89
Black Cat Weekly #89

Author: Andrew Welsh-Huggins

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2023-05-13

Total Pages: 817

ISBN-13: 166768213X

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In our 89th issue, Michael Bracken pulls double duty to bring a pair of original mysteires to readers: great tales by Steve Liskow and Welsh-Huggins. Plus we have a crime novel by Johnston McCulley (who also created Zorro—but he tried his hand at a bunch of other heroes and antiheroes, among them The Scarlet Scourge, The Avenging Twins, and a ton of others). There’s also a novel by Western author B.M. Bower. Plus a solve-it-yourself mystery by Hal Charles. On the science fiction & fantasy side, we have classic tales by Randall Garrett and Murray Leinster, two favorites. Robert E. Howard (much on my mind since returning from our trip to Robert E. Howard Days in Cross Plains, Texas) has a Solomon Kane adventure. And last (but far from least) we begin the serialization of Darrell Schweitzer’s amazing Sekenre: The Book of the Sorcerer, a series of linked short stories that come together to form a novel…though each tale also manages to stand on its own. The first 3 stories are in this issue. Here’s this issue’s complete lineup: Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: “Nose for News,” by Steve Liskow [Michael Bracken Presents short story] “The Case of the Burgled Bushels,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] “Supply Chains,” by Andrew Welsh-Huggins [Michael Bracken Presents short story] The Voice at Johnnywater, by B.M. Bower [novel] The Scarlet Scourge, by Johnston McCulley [novel] Science Fiction & Fantasy: “Needler,” by Randall Garrett [novella] “Rattle of Bones,” by Robert E. Howard [short story] “Ribbon in the Sky,” by Murray Leinster [novella] Sekenre: The Book of the Sorcerer, by Darrell Schwetizer [serial book, part 1 of 4]

The 11th Western Novel MEGAPACK®
The 11th Western Novel MEGAPACK®

Author: B.M. Bower

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2022-10-23

Total Pages: 946

ISBN-13: 1667660217

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This volume assembles 4 great Western novels, including: THE VOICE AT JOHNNYWATER, by B.M. Bower THE RIDER OF THE MOHAVE, by James Fellom SMOKE OF THE .45, by Harry Sinclair Drago THE TEXICAN, by Dane Coolidge If you enjoy this ebook, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press MEGAPACK" to see the 400+ other entries in the best-selling series, covering not just westerns, but mysteries, science fiction, young adult, romance, and just about every other subject.