B. M. Bower

Born Bertha Muzzy in Minnesota in 1871, she became best known by the pen name B. M. Bower and went on to publish dozens of Western novels and stories. Her work stood out for its lively dialogue, strong sense of place, and familiarity with everyday ranch life in the American West.

She is especially associated with the Flying U books, which brought her lasting popularity among readers of popular fiction. Although Westerns of her era were often dominated by male writers, she became one of the genre's most successful and widely read authors.

Bower died in 1940, but her books remained part of the classic Western tradition and are still remembered for their energy, humor, and vivid frontier settings.