#2 Little Britches

Man of the Family

Ralph Moody
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Early 1900s Colorado. Fortified with Yankee ingenuity and western energy, the Moody family, transplanted from New England, builds a new ranch life. Father has died and Little Britches shoulders the responsibilities of a man at age eleven. Determined Grace and religious Mother cooks beans, bread and repair lace curtains while Ralph builds frames and delivers baking.
Genres: BiographyNonfictionClassicsWesternsChildrensMemoirHistoryHistoricalAudiobookAdventure
272 Pages

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