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Horse of a Different Color: Reminiscences of a Kansas Drover Paperback – August 1, 1994

by Ralph Moody (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 236 ratings
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"Ralph Moody's story is a perfect example of rural American enterprise in the early 1920s...this book is a glorious recollection of Pre-Dust Bowl, pre-Depression days and is highly recommended."―Library Journal

Horse of a Different Color ends the "roving days" of young Ralph Moody. His saga began on a Colorado ranch in Little Britches and continued at points east and west in Man of the Family, The Fields of Home, The Home Ranch, Mary Emma & Company, Shaking the Nickel Bush, and The Dry Divide. All have been reprinted as Bison Books. 

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  1. Book 8 of 8
    Little Britches
  2. Print length
    272 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Bison Books
  5. Publication date
    August 1, 1994
  6. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.75 x 8.25 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0803282176
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0803282179
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'Ralph Moody's story is a perfect example of rural American enterprise in the early 1920s. He found himself with mountainous debts through collapse of the livestock market. In the process of digging himself out of debt, he also saved a town from total bankruptcy. The reader lives through a flash flood, admires his sanitary slaughter house, and weeps over a forced farm auction. This book is a glorious recollection of Pre-Dust Bowl, pre-Depression days and is highly recommended. - Library Journal

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Western writer Ralph Moody (1898–1982) grew up in Carson territory in southeastern Colorado. He is the author of seventeen books, including Come on Seabiscuit! and his series Little Britches, all available in Bison Books editions.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bison Books (August 1, 1994)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0803282176
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0803282179
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.75 x 8.25 inches
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4.7 out of 5 stars
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Adam J Hostetter
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this series!
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2024
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Ralph Moody was a gem. Great stories that are simply written, yet highly engaging. I devoured the entire series
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herbgardengirl
5.0 out of 5 stars A Favorite Book to Read and Reread
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2021
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Ralph Moody is a wonderful storyteller, and emphasizes hard work, honestly, respect and caring for others, generosity and facing trials with determination to succeed. This is a book to read over and over, like visiting a good friend.
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Greenriver
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent. Past excellent.
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2022
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This in s is one of the best books I have bet read. Hands down. Starts cowboy. Non fiction btw. Evolves into author enlisting in English armed forces at start of w w 1. Becoming observer. Pilots. Surviving. Three years war adventures. Living. Returning to America. It’s sentence by sentence page by page very well written as we bite our nails in the jump seat. Whether you are cowboy. Airplane hero bravery sheer guts fan this clean book from scenes to language takes you for a hellova ride. Yes you are aware of recreation days Entertainment ladies. Tasteful. However. Every day the two pilot essentially a piece of junk airplane hours daily over enemy territory with just a machine gun and sometimes 30 pound bombs just hurtled at targets coming back alive. Read it. Appreciate it.
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Happiness Hill
5.0 out of 5 stars A family favorite!
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2015
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A really good last story to this wonderful series that my whole family has grown to love. I read this entire series aloud to my family over the course of several years. It is definitely one of our favorite book series. Written with so much detail, you feel like you are there...and so much love and humor, you cannot stop reading it. Start with Little Britches and work your way up. You will not be disappointed in this wonderful story of a by-gone era that will forever live on, thanks to Ralph Moody's reminisces.
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Oma Sharon
4.0 out of 5 stars The last Book in the Series
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024
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We have read all 8 of the “Little Britches” Ralph Moody series and enjoyed them all but as autobiographies, he obviously chooses which stories, people and events he tells. This one picks up where the “Dry Divide” (book 7 of the series) leaves off which was pleasing, but some of the main characters of the Dry Divide were never mentioned. Having said that, the author writes in such great detail you can ‘see’, ‘smell’ and ‘feel’ every situation described. Leaves you wanting a book 9.
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EAC
5.0 out of 5 stars I am so glad we discovered these books!
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2012
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The characters and incidents in this book are so well portrayed by Ralph Moody. This is a compelling picture of life out west in the early twentieth century. The issues the characters face are much like those we deal with today. Moody's effortless portrayal of a strong work-ethic is accomplished so easily without "preaching" to the reader. His characters of varying personalities are enjoyable to get to know. There is the dependable experienced farmer, the irate sheepherder, the loyal small-town switchboard operator and the shady bankers just to name a few.
My teenage boys love to read these books. Horse of a Different Color is one of their favorites.
I only wish there were more in the series.
Highly recommended.
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wanderer
5.0 out of 5 stars A Horse of a Different Color
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2010
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This book is the last of the Ralpy Moody series. My husband and I have been reading the series this year. We used the books to help relieve the monotony of two trips across Kansas and Nebraska this summerand fall. While reading this book, we actually drove to Oberlin Kansas and Cedar Bluffs to see where this story took place. Ralph Moody has a way of explaining ranching, farming, and people that make his stories come alive. My children read "Little Britches in school years ago. We read them after they came home raving about the story. My husband and I have enjoyed reading them again, now in our golden years.
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Nancy F.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great reading.
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2019
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I bought all 8 of the Ralph Moody books, starting with, little britches. Would recommend them to anyone who likes to read about life in the tough times. Everyone that I have given them to, to read have enjoyed them. Going to read them again...
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D. Andrew Burr
5.0 out of 5 stars MADE A CRACKING SET
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 24, 2017
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Glad to have the whole set - which makes a cracking read
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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Great book!
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