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Ralph Moody was born in 1898 to Charles and Mary (Gould) Moody in New Hampshire. He married Edna Hudgins in 1922 and they had two sons and a daughter. After the period of ranching and cattle trading covered in Dry Divide and Horse of a Different Color, he gave up ranching to work as an officer and district manager of B/G Foods, Inc., a national restaurant chain, first in Missouri and then in California. When he was 83, he returned to New England, and died there, in the home of his sister Elizabeth, on June 28, 1982.
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Moody, Ralph
Mary Emma and Company
Publisher: Lincoln 1994. Near Fine with no dust jacket; New book. University of Nebraska Press Later Printing Paperback 8vo; 233 pages; The story of Ralph Moody and his family continues as his mother moves them all east in 1912 to begin their lives anew. In this book they survive a bleak winter, and everyone who can pitches in to help make a living. As usual, the warm family affection shines through and readers are reminded of how families worked and played together and bonded even more during hard times in America's earlier days. ; ISBN: 0803282117
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Item number: 2214.
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Moody, Ralph
Man of the Family
Publisher: Lincoln 1993. Near Fine with no dust jacket; New book. University of Nebraska Press Later Printing Paperback 8vo; 272 pages; The story of Ralph Moody and his family continues as Ralph becomes man of the family after his father dies, and does what he can to help support the large family. Actually, all of the children do their part, and the way the family works together is an inspiration. The surprise ending of this book (no, I won’t tell you) could stimulate a good family discussion on the moral struggles Mrs. Moody faced. These struggles led to the family’s move back to the Boston area, the period covered in Mary Emma and Company. ; ISBN: 0803281951
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AUD 12.74 | CAD 12.48 | EUR 7.84 | GBP 7.06 | JPY 1,060.00 | MXN 151.43 | ZAR 88.33 |
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Item number: 2215.
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Moody, Ralph
Home Ranch
Publisher: Lincoln 1994. Near Fine with no dust jacket; New book. University of Nebraska Press Later Printing Paperback 8vo; 277 pages; Home Ranch occurs between the chapters of Man of the Family, and elaborates on the details of Ralph’s summer job on a cattle ranch in the shadow of Pike’s Peak. It is shortly after he returns home that the family moves east for a fresh start. ; ISBN: 0803282109
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Item number: 2216.
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Moody, Ralph
The Fields of Home
Publisher: Lincoln 1993. Near Fine with no dust jacket; New book. University of Nebraska Press Later Printing Paperback 8vo; 335 pages; Boston was not a healthy environment for Ralph. He could adjust to being a city boy, so he moves to his grandfather’s farm in Maine. There he learns how to live with a man who can get along with no one. The Fields of Home is one of the best books written that deals with what we call today “the generation gap. ” It also deals with family loyalty. In spite of major conflicts, Ralph and his grandpa learn to love and understand each other. ; ISBN: 0803281943
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Item number: 2217.
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Moody, Ralph
Horse of a Different Color: Reminiscences of a Kansas Drover
Publisher: Lincoln 1994. Near Fine with no dust jacket; New book. University of Nebraska Press Later Printing Paperback 8vo; 272 pages; Horse of a Different Color shows Ralph making his living with cattle and horses again, and we learn with him how business partnerships can complicate one’s life. ; ISBN: 0803282176
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Item number: 2218.
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Moody, Ralph
Come on Seabiscuit
Publisher: Lincoln 2003. with no dust jacket; New book. University of Nebraska Press Reprint Paperback 8vo; 172 pages; No one but his trainer, Tom Smith, ever thought knobby-kneed little Seabiscuit could ever become a race horse to contend with, but Tom recognized his heart, courage, and determination and would not give up on him. The rest is racing history. This is a reprint of the 1963 classic.
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Item number: 2612.
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Moody, Ralph
Riders of the Pony Express
Publisher: Lincoln 2004. New with no dust jacket University of Nebraska Press Thirteenth Printing Paperback 8vo; 183 pages; Ralph Moody brings to life the history of the Pony Express and its riders as it operated between April 1860 and October 1861, as only Ralph Moody can tell a story. Reading level is for about grade 4 and up. Originally published by Houghton Mifflin in 1958.; ISBN: 0803283059
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Item number: 2579.
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