Ebook: Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers

Ralph Moody was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Through his eyes we experience the pleasures and perils of ranching there early in the twentieth century. Auctions and roundups, family picnics, irrigation wars, tornadoes and wind storms give authentic color to Little Britches. So do adventures, wonderfully told, that equip Ralph to take his father's place when it becomes necessary. Little Britches was the literary debut of Ralph Moody, who wrote about the adventures of his family in eight glorious books, all available as Bison Books.;Cover; Copyright; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; 1. We Move to Colorado; 2. Neighbors; 3. Fight, Molly!; 4. My Chabacter-House; 5. The Big Wind; 6. We Become Real Ranchers; 7. I Become a Horseman; 8. I Become a Sort of Cowboy; 9. Grace Tries It, Too; 10. My Friend Two Dog; 11. Haying; 12. I Go After Two Dog; 13. We Go to an Auction; 14. The Irrigation Fight; 15. I Give Mr. Lake a Ride; 16. A Good Month, With no School; 17. I Meet the Sheriff; 18. Father and I Become Partners; 19. Trapping Pheasants; 20. Thanksgiving and Christmas; 21. I Break Nine Toes; 22. Bad Times Were Not So Bad.