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Little Britches, father and I were ranchers, by Ralph Moody ; illustrated by Edward Shenton

eng

autobiography

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

illustrations

no index present

1090L, Lexile

non fiction

Little Britches

dictionaries

826025341

by Ralph Moody ; illustrated by Edward Shenton

father and I were ranchers

Ralph Moody was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved to a Colorado ranch. Through his eyes we experience the pleasures and perils of ranching there at the dawn of the century. Auctions and roundups, family picnics, irrigation wars, tornadoes, and windstorms provide authentic color. So do adventures, wonderfully told, that prepare Ralph to take his father's place. The first volume of Moody's little Britches series, this time-tested favorite is hard to beat for its "dreaming and refreshing account of family life."

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 Bad23. Tornado and Cloudburst24. I Become a Cow Poke; 25. a Pretty Strong Current; 26. Training Sky High; 27. Father and I Learn to Shoot; 28. Riding In The Roundup; 29. We Face It; 30. We Move to Littleton; 31. So Long, Partner