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Bob Birnie sets out to make a life of his own in Cow-Country, among thieves, cut throats and murderers.

In hot mid afternoon when the acrid, gray dust cloud kicked up by the listless plodding of eight thousand cloven hoofs formed the only blot on the hard blue above the Staked Plains, an ox stumbled and fell awkwardly under his yoke, and refused to scramble up when his negro driver... Read Full Overview

In hot mid afternoon when the acrid, gray dust cloud kicked up by the listless plodding of eight thousand cloven hoofs formed the only blot on the hard blue above the Staked Plains, an ox stumbled and fell awkwardly under his yoke, and refused to scramble up when his negro driver... Read Full Overview

In hot mid afternoon when the acrid, gray dust cloud kicked up by the listless plodding of eight thousand cloven hoofs formed the only blot on the hard blue above the Staked Plains, an ox stumbled and fell awkwardly under his yoke, and refused to scramble up when his negro driver... Read Full Overview

In hot mid afternoon when the acrid, gray dust cloud kicked up by the listless plodding of eight thousand cloven hoofs formed the only blot on the hard blue above the Staked Plains, an ox stumbled and fell awkwardly under his yoke, and refused to scramble up when his negro driver... Read Full Overview

A horizon of work, risk, and raw humour: Cow-Country rides straight into the heart of the range. Dust and hooves; hard miles. B. M. Bower captures cattle ranch life with an eye for lived detail and a swift sense of pace, blending classic western fiction with the everyday tensions... Read Full Overview

In hot mid afternoon when the acrid, gray dust cloud kicked up by the listless plodding of eight thousand cloven hoofs formed the only blot on the hard blue above the Staked Plains, an ox stumbled and fell awkwardly under his yoke, and refused to scramble up when his negro driver... Read Full Overview

"Cow Country" is a novel by B. M. Bower, first published in 1921. Buddy is cowboy with an intricate knowledge of the Wild West. Through his time spent on the Plains, he has learnt about cattle, rattlesnakes, horses, and storms-the only thing is he is yet to fully understand,... Read Full Overview

"Cow Country" is a novel by B. M. Bower, first published in 1921. Buddy is cowboy with an intricate knowledge of the Wild West. Through his time spent on the Plains, he has learnt about cattle, rattlesnakes, horses, and storms-the only thing is he is yet to fully understand,... Read Full Overview

"Cow Country" is a novel by B. M. Bower, first published in 1921. Buddy is cowboy with an intricate knowledge of the Wild West. Through his time spent on the Plains, he has learnt about cattle, rattlesnakes, horses, and storms-the only thing is he is yet to fully understand,... Read Full Overview

In hot mid afternoon when the acrid, gray dust cloud kicked up by the listless plodding of eight thousand cloven hoofs formed the only blot on the hard blue above the Staked Plains, an ox stumbled and fell awkwardly under his yoke, and refused to scramble up when his negro driver... Read Full Overview

Bertha Muzzy Sinclair or Sinclair-Cowan, n?e Muzzy (November 15, 1871 - July 23, 1940), 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... Read Full Overview