Peter Bowen

Peter Bowen
Born(1945-05-22)May 22, 1945
DiedApril 8, 2020(2020-04-08) (aged 74)
OccupationWriter

Peter Bowen (May 22, 1945 – April 8, 2020) was an American writer born May 22, 1945, possibly in Atlanta, Georgia,[1] where he was adopted by Keith and Marie Elizabeth (Theim) Bowen. He died April 8, 2020 in Livingston, Montana.[2][3]

He lived in Livingston, Montana, and had worked as a cowboy, hunting and fishing guide, folksinger, poet, essayist, and novelist. He was the author of the Yellowstone Kelly historical novels as well as the Gabriel Du Pré mysteries. He also wrote humor and hunting articles under the pseudonym "Coyote Jack" for Forbes FYI magazine.[4][5]

He was married to an old friend, Christine Whiteside, in 2013.[6]

Bowen died on April 8, 2020, at the age of 74.[7]

Works

Yellowstone Kelly novels

  • Yellowstone Kelly: Gentleman and Scout, 1987
  • Kelly Blue, 1991
  • Imperial Kelly, 1992
  • Kelly and the Three-toed Horse, 2001

Gabriel Du Pré mysteries

  • Coyote Wind, 1994
  • Specimen Song, 1995
  • Wolf, No Wolf, 1996
  • Notches, 1997
  • Thunder Horse, 1998
  • Long Son, 1999
  • The Stick Game, 2000
  • Cruzatte and Maria, 2001
  • Ash Child, 2002
  • Badlands, 2003
  • The Tumbler, 2004
  • Stewball, 2005
  • Nails, 2006
  • Bitter Creek, 2015
  • Solus, 2018

References

  1. ↑ 1950 US Census, Golden, Jefferson, Colorad,p.14, Lines 2-4
  2. ↑ https://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv18386
  3. ↑ https://stephenbodio.com/2020/05/working
  4. ↑ "Peter Bowen".
  5. ↑ McCumber, David. "Montana novelist remembered as 'a writer's writer'". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Lee Enterprises. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  6. ↑ https://stephenbodio.com/2020/05/working
  7. ↑ "Remembering Peter Bowen | Elk River Books". 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2026-08-19.

Kevin De Ornellas, “Thunder Horse”, in Abby H. P. Werlock, ed., The Facts on File Companion to the American Novel, 3 vols (New York: Facts on File, 2006), volume 3, pp. 1266-7. ISBN 0-8160-4528-3.

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