{"product_id":"little-britches-father-and-i-were-ranchers-9780803281783","title":"Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA most appealing book . . . Its genuineness and its simplicity will build up a large audience of enthusiastic readers.\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRalph Moody was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Through his eyes we experience the pleasures and perils of ranching there early in the twentieth century. Auctions and roundups, family picnics, irrigation wars, tornadoes and wind storms give authentic color to \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Britches\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. So do adventures, wonderfully told, that equip Ralph to take his father's place when it becomes necessary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle Britches\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e was the literary debut of Ralph Moody, who wrote about the adventures of his family in eight glorious books, all available as Bison Books. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRalph Moody (1898-1982) is the author of \u003ci\u003eCome on Seabicuit!\u003c\/i\u003e as well as the Little Britches series about a boy's life on a Colorado ranch, all available in Bison Books editions.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50584128487698,"sku":"9780803281783","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_19a48bd5-4ae5-40e4-a4d1-d1c5cb981824.jpg?v=1732033328","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/little-britches-father-and-i-were-ranchers-9780803281783","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}