Project Gutenberg 2004-10-07 Public domain in the USA. 130 Bower, B. M. 1871 1940 Sinclair, B. M. (Bertha Muzzy) Sinclair, Bertha Muzzy The Happy Family Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Victoria Woosley and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Happy Family" by B. M. Bower is a novel written in the early 20th century that captures the lives of cowboys in the American West. The story revolves around the experiences and adventures of a group known as the Happy Family, focusing particularly on characters such as Andy Green and his interactions with others in their rugged environment. The setting is replete with western themes, showcasing camaraderie, humor, and the challenges faced by those living in a frontier society. The opening of the novel introduces us to Andy Green, a cowboy whose rugged charm and storytelling talent make him a central character. In the beginning, he encounters Sherwood Branciforte at the Rocking R Ranch, leading to a conversation about the history and civilization of the region. This conversation pivots to an adventure tale involving a mysterious castle that Andy once discovered while lost in the Badlands. As he narrates his find to Branciforte and the other cowboys, it becomes clear that Andy's tales, often exaggerated for entertainment, form a core part of the interactions between the characters. The chapter sets the stage for both Andy's humorous anecdotes and the ensuing excitement as they prepare for another round-up, hinting at the vibrant, often chaotic life of the Happy Family in the West. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Western stories Montana -- Fiction Cowboys -- Fiction Ranch life -- Fiction PS Text Western Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 413228 413224 2024-10-06T09:17:14.666986 2023-10-06T10:12:06.902514 text/html text/html 426065 2020-12-18T09:41:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 480754 2020-12-18T09:41:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 554722 2024-10-06T09:17:22.131956 application/epub+zip 558655 2024-10-06T09:17:16.759972 application/epub+zip 227982 2024-10-06T09:17:15.396985 application/epub+zip 735841 2024-10-06T09:17:26.161937 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 713641 2024-10-06T09:17:21.323964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359727 2022-09-07T03:36:04.222688 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 399104 399020 2024-10-06T09:17:13.735042 2023-10-06T10:12:06.076563 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 398991 2020-12-18T09:41:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 155992 2020-12-18T09:41:15 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 398982 2020-12-18T09:41:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155960 2020-12-18T09:41:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22619 2024-10-06T09:17:26.363912 application/rdf+xml 12613 2024-10-06T09:17:16.067970 image/jpeg 3457 2024-10-06T09:17:15.791959 image/jpeg 538508 2024-10-06T09:17:14.710967 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