Andy Adams (May 3, 1859 September 26, 1935) was an American writer of western fiction considered by many to be literature's best account of cowboy life.B. M. Bower (November 15, 1871 July 23, 1940) was an American author who wrote novels, fictional short stories, and screenplays about the American Old West. Her works, featuring cowboys and cows of the Flying U Ranch in Montana.Bret Harte (August 25, 1836 May 5, 1902) was an American short story writer and poet, best remembered for his short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush.Charles Alden Seltzer (August 15, 1875 February 9, 1942) was an American writer. He was a prolific author of western novels, had writing credits for more than a dozen film titles.Frederick Schiller Faust (May 29, 1892 May 12, 1944) was an American author known primarily for his Western stories using the pseudonym Max Brand. He (as Max Brand) also created the popular fictional character of young medical intern Dr. James Kildare for a series of pulp fiction stories.