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Moody, Ralph |
Ralph Moody, just turned 20, had only a dime in his pocket when he was put off a freight train in western Nebraska. It was the 4th of July, 1919. Three months later he owned 8 teams of horses and rigs to go with them. Everyone who worked with him shared in his… |
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Ralph Moody was eight in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a ranch in Colorado. Through his eyes we experience the pleasures and perils of ranching there early in the 20th century. This wonderfully told true story is full of excitement and adventure. Paper. 260 pp. |
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Stagecoach West is a comprehensive history of stage coaching west of the Missouri. Starting with the evolution of overland passenger transportation, Moody moves on to paint a lively and informative picture of western stage coaching, from its early short runs through its rise with the gold rush, its zenith of 1858… |
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The author's share of hardships and heart-throbs, revealed in 'Little Britches' and 'Man of the Family' continue when the family, moved from Colorado to the East, send him to work on his grandfather's farm in Maine. |
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Fortified with Yankee ingenuity and western can-do energy, the Moody family, transplanted from New England, builds a new life on a Colorado ranch early in the 20th century. Father has died and Little Britches shoulders the responsibilities of a man at age eleven. Continues the true pioneering adventures as unforgettable… |
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"Horse of a Different Color" ends the "roving days" of young Ralph Moody. His saga began on a Colorado ranch in "Little Britches" and continued at points east and west in "Man of the Family," "The Fields of Home," "The Home Ranch," "Mary Emma & Company," "Shaking the Nickel Bush,"… |
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