Little Britches (book)
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Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers is an autobiographical account of Ralph Moody's early life in the vicinity of Littleton, Colorado, from 1906 to 1910. Moody was eight when his father moved to Colorado, and eleven when his father died. This is the first book in Moody's series of autobiographies. It has been in print continuously since 1950.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
One topic Moody discusses is the importance of water rights and the profound challenges these can pose to a community.
The book was the basis for the 1970 Disney film The Wild Country.[1]
Plot summary
Ralph and his family move from East Rochester, New Hampshire, to Littleton, Colorado, because they cannot make enough money on their farm. There, Ralph learns to be a cowboy and competes in the roundup trick riding contest. Ralph's family lives at the end of the water ditch, so they don't get any water when there is a drought.
In 1910 Ralph's father dies and Ralph became the man of the family.
Editions
- New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1950.
- New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1962.
- Cutchogue, NY: Buccaneer Books (reprint edition), 1986. Template:ISBN
- Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1991. Template:ISBN
- Spokane, WA: Books In Motion, 2000. Audiobook Template:ISBN
- Cynthiana, KY: Purple House Press (hardcover reprint), Oct 2017. Template:ISBN and (hardcover reprint), Dec 2022. Template:ISBN
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