Dry Divide

SKU
002034
ISBN
9780803282162
Grade 7-12
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Charlotte Mason
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Teacher Involvement
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Description
Publisher's Description of Dry Divide

Ralph Moody, just turned twenty, had only a dime in his pocket when he was put off a freight in western Nebraska. It was the Fourth of July in 1919. Three months later he owned eight teams of horses and rigs to go with them. Everyone who worked with him shared in the prosperity—the widow whose wheat crop was saved and the group of misfits who formed a first-rate harvesting crew. But sometimes fickle Mother Nature and frail human nature made sure that nothing was easy. The tension between opposing forces never lets up in this book.

Without preaching, The Dry Divide warmly illustrates the old-time virtues of hard work ingenuity, and respect for others. The Ralph Moody who was a youngster in Little Britches and who grew up without a father and with early responsibilities in Man of the FamilyThe Fields of HomeThe Home RanchMary Emma & Company, and Shaking the Nickel Bush (all Bison Books) has become a man to reckon with in The Dry Divide. 

Category Description for Series

Please see our Reading section for leveled reading series such as I Can Read, Step Into Reading, and many more.


Category Description for Little Britches Series

Often touted as the "Little House for Boys," these books tell the story of author Ralph Moody, beginning as a young boy on a Colorado ranch in the early 1900's.

These books make absorbing read-alouds for younger children, too. Be aware, however, that there is some inappropriate language used - no doubt in keeping with the actual verbiage of rugged cowboys and characters of the time.

  • Book 1: Little Britches
  • Book 2: Man of the Family
  • Book 3: The Home Ranch
  • Book 4: Mary Emma & Company
  • Book 5: The Fields of Home
  • Book 6: Shaking the Nickel Bush
  • Book 7: The Dry Divide
  • Book 8: Horse of a Different Color

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Product Format:Softcover Book
Brand:University of Nebraska Press
Grades:7-12
ISBN:9780803282162
Length in Inches:8
Width in Inches:5.25
Height in Inches:0.625
Weight in Pounds:0.5625
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