0 ▁– ▁September ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁teacher ▁and ▁author ▁primarily ▁of ▁children ' s ▁books , ▁college ▁text ▁books ▁and ▁journ als . ▁Born ▁in ▁Le ips ic , ▁Ohio . ▁Bow man ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Ohio ▁and ▁attended ▁Ohio ▁Northern ▁University ▁( B . S . ▁ 1 9 0 5 ) ▁with ▁gradu ate ▁studies ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University ▁( A . M . ▁ 1 9 1 0 ). ▁He ▁taught ▁English ▁at ▁Iowa ▁State ▁College ▁( now ▁Iowa ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ), ▁and ▁then ▁at ▁Northern ▁State ▁Te ach ers ▁College ▁( now ▁Northern ▁Michigan ▁University ) ▁at ▁Mar qu ette , ▁M I , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁department ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 1 - 3 9 . ▁ ▁Bow man ▁received ▁a ▁New ber y ▁Honor ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁for ▁P ec os ▁Bill : ▁The ▁Great est ▁Cow boy ▁of ▁All ▁Time ▁about ▁the ▁" legend " ▁of ▁P ec os ▁Bill . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁P ec os ▁Bill ▁won ▁the ▁Lewis ▁Car roll ▁Sh elf ▁Award . ▁ ▁Works ▁Ad ult ▁In to ▁the ▁Dep th s , ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁The ▁G ift ▁of ▁White ▁Ros es , ▁ 3 rd ▁re vised ▁edition , ▁Pil gr im ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁Ess ays ▁for ▁College ▁English , ▁He ath