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Synopsis
Tells the story of Ralph Moody and his family as they leave New England and build a new life on a Colorado ranch in the early twentieth century.
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"A heart-warming book. . . . Little Britches' fierce loyalty to his mother is matched only by his practical consideration for his brothers and sisters."-"Christian Science Monitor"
"Ralph Moody' s books should be read aloud in every family circle in America"-- Sterling North
"[Moody] has a splendid talent for bringing the ashes of the past into life."--"Chicago Sunday Tribune"
"A heart-warming book. . . . Little Britches'' fierce loyalty to his mother is matched only by his practical consideration for his brothers and sisters."--"Christian Science Monitor"
""Man of the Family" is everything that "Little Britches" was--a heart-warming, frank, com-pletely delightful narrative. Some readers may even like it better."--"San Francisco Chronicle"
"Mr. Moody remembers, and can put on paper, the terrifying passion of a small boy''s heart, where there is no routine, and every victory and every disappointment is oversize and overwhelming."--"New York Herald Tribune"
"An affectionate portrait of ranch-town folk who knew how to help without humiliating, and a warm but ungushing tribute to a remarkable woman who deplored her inability to give her children everything, yet gave them much."--"New York Times"
"Ralph Moody's books should be read aloud in every family circle in America"--Sterling North--Sterling North
"Ralph Moody s books should be read aloud in every family circle in America" Sterling North--Sterling North"
About the Author
Ralph Moody (1898–1982) is the author of Come on Seabicuit! as well as the Little Britches series about a boy's life on a Colorado ranch, all available in Bison Books editions.
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