Meadowlark Basin

B. M. Bower (1871 - 1940)

This is an action-packed tale of the old west with richly drawn characters including the notorious Butch Cassidy, most of them upstanding but some decidedly not. A cashier is murdered during a bank robbery. The loot and the thieves are sought with dark concerns about who may be guilty. Family ties, ranch life, humor, and romance are interwoven throughout. B. M. Bower was one of the first women to write novels and short stories about the American Old West, of which more than 10 were adapted as films. (Summary by Lee Smalley)

Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction, Westerns

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Chapter 1 Lark Rustles a Boy Lee Smalley
00:13:41
Play 02 Chapter 2 Smallpox Has its Uses Lee Smalley
00:19:43
Play 03 Chapter 3 Lark Does a Little Branding Lee Smalley
00:17:33
Play 04 Chapter 4 Bud Lee Smalley
00:18:03
Play 05 Chapter 5 The Sign of the Golden Arrow Lee Smalley
00:15:28
Play 06 Chapter 6 Bud Does a Little Rustling Lee Smalley
00:07:48
Play 07 Chapter 7 Ways and Means Lee Smalley
00:16:00
Play 08 Chapter 8 Bud Holds Council With Himself Lee Smalley
00:18:14
Play 09 Chapter 9 Butch Cassidy Gives Advice Lee Smalley
00:20:47
Play 10 Chapter 10 The Frying Pan Lee Smalley
00:15:21
Play 11 Chapter 11 Bud Takes a Trail of His Own Lee Smalley
00:17:02
Play 12 Chapter 12 The Meadowlark Boys Have a Plan Lee Smalley
00:18:45
Play 13 Chapter 13 Bud Finds the Stolen Money Lee Smalley
00:19:49
Play 14 Chapter 14 "Something's About Due to Pop!" Lee Smalley
00:11:12
Play 15 Chapter 15 "Jelly" Gets in Action Lee Smalley
00:18:25
Play 16 Chapter 16 "Who Shot Bat and Ed White" Lee Smalley
00:18:45
Play 17 Chapter 17 "Bud And Jelly; One or Both" Lee Smalley
00:13:24
Play 18 Chapter 18 Bud Goes After Butch Lee Smalley
00:19:04
Play 19 Chapter 19 "Next Time, Remember—Butch Packs Two Guns!" Lee Smalley
00:15:18
Play 20 Chapter 20 "Things Kinda Slipped Up" Lee Smalley
00:10:17
Play 21 Chapter 21 Lark Would Have Done Things Differently Lee Smalley
00:19:36
Play 22 Chapter 22 Eavesdropper Lee Smalley
00:17:47
Play 23 Chapter 23 "Disarm the Prisoner!" Lee Smalley
00:11:07
Play 24 Chapter 24 Snowball Testifies Lee Smalley
00:15:15