The Home Ranch

Moody, Ralph

ISBN 10: 0803282109 / ISBN 13: 9780803282100

Published by Bison Books (edition Reprint), 1994

About this Item

The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Seller Inventory # 0803282109-7-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Home Ranch
• Publisher: Bison Books (edition Reprint)
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803282109
• ISBN 13: 9780803282100
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Reprint.
• Condition: Fair

About this title

Synopsis

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 Ranch 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.

About the Author

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.