Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 89 Bower, B. M. 1871 1940 Sinclair, B. M. (Bertha Muzzy) Sinclair, Bertha Muzzy The Phantom Herd Reading ease score: 78.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Project Gutenberg Beginners Projects, Mary Meehan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Phantom Herd" by B. M. Bower is a novel written during the early 20th century. The story revolves around Luck Lindsay, a motion picture director, as he grapples with the changing landscape of the American West in the context of filmmaking. With the loss of real cowboys and Native Americans to the pressures of modernity, Luck is on a quest to capture the authenticity of Western life for his films, while also managing the challenges posed by the film industry and its push for economic efficiency. The opening of the book introduces Luck Lindsay as he returns a group of actor-Indians to their reservation after filming. He is depicted as a man committed to realism in his film projects and feeling a sense of loss over the departure of his native collaborators. Luck's discontent stems from the economic constraints imposed by the Acme Film Company, which prefers to hire generic actors rather than genuine cowboys and Indians. This initial setting establishes Luck's character as someone fighting against the tide of commercialization while yearning to create meaningful Westerns that reflect a bygone era. His journey will take him through various towns, confronting changes in the landscape and a longing to find authentic storytelling amidst a shifting cultural backdrop. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories PS Text Western Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 415995 415814 2024-11-06T04:15:36.159250 2023-10-06T06:18:12.991644 text/html text/html 414093 2023-06-17T18:49:54 text/html 221452 2024-11-06T04:15:43.004247 application/epub+zip 226785 2024-11-06T04:15:38.186232 application/epub+zip 226784 2024-11-06T04:15:36.932243 application/epub+zip 390648 2024-11-06T04:15:46.826180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376982 2024-11-06T04:15:42.235199 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349799 2022-09-06T21:57:00.015285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395696 395566 2024-11-06T04:15:35.238287 2023-10-06T06:18:12.221670 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 395363 2023-06-17T15:48:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 395357 2023-06-17T15:48:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21803 2024-11-06T04:15:46.964239 application/rdf+xml 12094 2024-11-06T04:15:37.478262 image/jpeg 3283 2024-11-06T04:15:37.205394 image/jpeg 154536 2023-06-17T18:50:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 157184 2023-06-17T18:50:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 154514 2023-06-17T18:50:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 217141 2024-11-06T04:15:36.195278 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia