The home ranch / [print]
by Ralph Moody ; illustrated by Tran Mawicke.
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, (c)1994.
- 277 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
"A Bison book."
Little Britches becomes the "man" in his family after his father's early death, taking on the concomitant responsibilities as well as opportunities. During the summer of his twelfth year he works on a cattle ranch in the shadow of Pike's Peak, earning a dollar a day. Little Britches is tested against seasoned cowboys on the range and in the corral. He drives cattle through a dust storm, eats his weight in flapjacks, and falls in love with a blue outlaw horse.--From publisher description.