The Home Ranch
Moody, Ralph. Illus: Mawicke, Tran
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paperback. Little Britches becomes the man in his family after his father's early death, taking on the concomitant responsibilities as well as opportunities. During the summer of his twelfth year he works on a cattle ranch in the shadow of Pike's Peak, earning a dollar a day. Little Britches is tested against seasoned cowboys on the range and in the corral. Illustrator(s): Mawicke, Tran. Num Pages: 279 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: BG; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
Little Britches becomes the "man" in his family after his father's early death, taking on the concomitant responsibilities as well as opportunities. During the summer of his twelfth year he works on a cattle ranch in the shadow of Pike's Peak, earning a dollar a day. Little Britches is tested against seasoned cowboys on the range and in the corral. He drives cattle through a dust storm, eats his weight in flapjacks, and falls in love with a blue outlaw horse.
Little Britches becomes the "man" in his family after his father's early death, taking on the concomitant responsibilities as well as opportunities. During the summer of his twelfth year he works on a cattle ranch in the shadow of Pike's Peak, earning a dollar a day. Little Britches is tested against seasoned cowboys on the range and in the corral. He drives cattle through a dust storm, eats his weight in flapjacks, and falls in love with a blue outlaw horse.
Following Little Britches and developing an episode noted near the end of Man of the Family, The Home ... Read more continues the adventures of young Ralph Moody. Soon after returning from the ranch, he and his mother and siblings will go east for a new start, described in Mary Emma & Company and The Fields of Home. All these titles have been reprinted as Bison Books.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803282100
SKU
V9780803282100
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99-1
About Moody, Ralph. Illus: Mawicke, Tran
Western writer Ralph Moody (1898–1982) grew up in Carson territory in southeastern Colorado. He is the author of seventeen books, including Come on Seabiscuit! and his series Little Britches, all available in Bison Books editions.
Reviews for The Home Ranch
"He recalls a rich boyhood that perhaps takes on an added golden glow when viewed nearly a half-century later."—San Francisco Chronicle "No memoirs . . . are more agreeable than these pages. The light of decency and honesty and old-fashioned neighborliness shines through them, warming the reader."—Chicago Sunday Tribune "For the real Western cowboy fan, young or old, this is ... Read more