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Libro 5 de 8: Little Britches

Moody, Ralph

 
9780176818623: The fields of home

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Sinopsis

1912 Massachussetts. Narrator Ralph 15 battles maternal Granpa Tom Gould, who swears at "tarnal" boy, cook Millie, old "yalla colt". Ralph tames buckskin by tricks - ties ears back, fills mouth with dirt, apple bribes. Granpa busts invented "contraptions". Millie goes. Uncle Levi advises patience. Pretty Annie and Ralph hold hands. Rocks, roots dynamited. Barn raised.

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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.

Review

"One of the happiest pieces of Americana produced in our times . . . Rich in good talk, good food, good living, and best of all, good people. It is the kind of book you keep hoping will never end."—Chicago Tribune (Chicago Tribune)

"As bright and clean as clear water bubbling over rocks in a trout stream."—New York Times (New York Times)

"A lively story . . . warm with humor; bright with incident and personality."—San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco Chronicle)

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9780803281943: The Fields of Home

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ISBN 10:  0803281943 ISBN 13:  9780803281943
Editorial: Bison Books, 1993
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