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Ralph Moody

Born

in East Rochester, NH, The United States

December 16, 1898

Died

June 28, 1982

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Ralph Moody was an American author who wrote 17 novels and autobiographies about the American West. He was born in East Rochester, New Hampshire, in 1898 but moved to Colorado with his family when he was eight in the hopes that a dry climate would improve his father Charles's tuberculosis. Moody detailed his experiences in Colorado in the first book of the Little Britches series, Father and I Were Ranchers.

After his father died, eleven-year-old Moody assumed the duties of the "man of the house." He and his sister Grace combined ingenuity with hard work in a variety of odd jobs to help their mother provide for their large family. The Moody clan returned to the East Coast some time after Charles's death, but Moody had difficulty readjusting. ...more

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	Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 14,946 ratings — published 1950 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Man of the Family (Little Britches, #2) 4.52 avg rating — 3,307 ratings — published 1951	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Home Ranch (Little Britches, #3) by Ralph Moody, Tran Mawicke (Illustrator) 4.46 avg rating — 2,123 ratings — published 1956 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fields of Home (Little Britches, #5) 4.40 avg rating — 1,981 ratings — published 1953 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mary Emma & Company (Little Britches, #4) 4.48 avg rating — 1,917 ratings — published 1961	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shaking the Nickel Bush (Little Britches, #6) 4.22 avg rating — 1,462 ratings — published 1962 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dry Divide (Little Britches, #7) 4.33 avg rating — 1,288 ratings — published 1963 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Horse of a Different Color: Reminiscences of a Kansas Drover (Little Britches, #8) 4.38 avg rating — 1,135 ratings — published 1968	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Come On, Seabiscuit! 4.16 avg rating — 614 ratings — published 1963 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Riders of the Pony Express 3.96 avg rating — 278 ratings — published 2000 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Little Britches (8 books)
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“There are only two kinds of men in this world: Honest men and dishonest men. ...Any man who says the world owes him a living is dishonest. The same God that made you and me made this earth. And He planned it so that it would yield every single thing that the people on it need. But He was careful to plan it so that it would only yield up its wealth in exchange for the labor of man. Any man who tries to share in that wealth without contributing the work of his brain or his hands is dishonest.”
― Ralph Moody

tags: dishonesty, effort, honesty, resourcefulness, responsibility

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“Always remember, Son, the best boss is the one who bosses the least. Whether it's cattle, or horses, or men; the least government is the best government. ”
― Ralph Moody

tags: government, leadership

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“Son, there are times a man has to do things he doesn't like to, in order to protect his family.”
― Ralph Moody

tags: family, fatherhood, responsibility

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