Chick Bowdrie is a character depicted in numerous Western short stories authored by writer Louis L'Amour.
Bowdrie is portrayed as a hardened Texas Ranger, with a reputation as being good with a gun, and who is feared and respected by outlaws and lawmen alike.
He is described by L'Amour as a man who could have easily ridden as an outlaw or gunfighter, but was instead recruited by the Rangers, who preferred having him on their side rather than against them.
From the eighteen short stories by Louis L'Amour, we know that during his career as a Ranger, Bowdrie has been responsible for multiple outlaws killed or captured.
The first Chick Bowdrie adventure A Job for a Ranger appeared in the December 1946 issue of Popular Western.
The last Chick Bowdrie story Strange Pursuit was published in the April 1952 issue of Texas Rangers.