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Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers
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Author Ralph Moody
Illustrator Edward Shenton
Cover artist Jungsun Whang
Country United States
Language English
Genre Children's novel, Biographical novel
Publisher BisonBooks
Publication date
August 14, 1950
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 260
ISBN 0-8032-8178-1

Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers is an autobiographical account of Ralph Moody's (1898–1982) early life in the vicinity of Littleton, Colorado. This is the first book in the very popular series on Moody's life. This book has been in print continuously since 1950.

One valued lesson passed on by Moody is the importance of water rights and the profound challenges these can have on a community.

This book spans the years from 1906 to 1910. Moody was eight when his father moved to Colorado, and eleven when his father died.

The book was the basis for the 1970 Disney film The Wild Country.

Editions

  • New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1950.
  • New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1962.
  • Cutchogue, NY: Buccaneer Books (reprint edition), 1986. ISBN: 0-89966-563-2
  • Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1991. ISBN: 0-8032-8178-1
  • Spokane, WA: Books In Motion, 2000. Audiobook ISBN: 1-58116-184-0
  • Cynthiana, KY: Purple House Press (hardcover reprint), Oct 2017. ISBN: 978-1-930900-96-7
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