January 1905, Big Sandy, Montana; Bertha Muzzy Bower signed her first writing contract with The Popular, a fledgling magazine whose circulation soared when Bower’s stories of Chip of the Flying U gave rise to life in the wild west as told by a woman. B.M. Bower began earning a living writing popular western novels and short stories from a cabin a few miles from Big Sandy. She was one of the many colorful people who brought recognition to the lifestyle of the American Cowboy. Whether it was because she was a woman, or because her writing didn’t appeal to the immediate audience who were living t...