Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
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The Home Ranch
Written by Ralph Moody
Narrated by Cameron Beierle
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
Ralph “Little Britches” Moody must take on responsibilities as the man of the family after his father’s death. During the summer of his twelfth year he works on a cattle ranch in the shadow of Pike’s Peak, earning “man’s wages” of a dollar a day. It’s a summer packed with enough action to fill most adult lives, let alone that of a young boy. Little Britches is tested against seasoned cowboys on the range and in the corral. He drives cattle through a raging dust storm, eats his weight in flapjacks, and falls in love with a blue outlaw horse...
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Rating: 4.7163460576923075 out of 5 stars
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I really like this book it was interesting i absolutely loved the book i think if you have interest in ranching this book is for you i recommend this book
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Charming coming of age story about a young boy learning how to become man. It takes place in the early 1900’s, on a ranch with great action and adventure. Love all of Ralph moodys books.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is book 3 in the series, but chronologically it fits about 3/4 of the way through book 2, which is odd. I suppose there was less of a market for long memoirs when this first came out, and it makes some sense to split the ranching job part into its own book, but since the ending of book 2 is sort of a cliff-hanger, it's disconcerting to pick up this one and find yourself going back in time.
I do love this series. Moody's insights and integrity are stellar. The anecdotes are understated but illustrative of a life embraced with enthusiasm and grit. The narrator's overenunciation still makes me twitch sometimes, but it's so nice to have these in spoken form.