My Grandsons Have Been Reading "Little Britches - Father And I Were Ranchers" by Ralph Moody."

[JimT]

It's the story of how he and his family moved to Colorado in 1906 and began ranching. A great story of what life was like then.

Here's a quote from chapter 21 that I thought, "Wow! People need to hear this today!":

(This is his father talking to him)

There are only two kinds of men in this world: honest men and dishonest men. There are black men and white men and yellow men and red men, but nothing counts except whether they're honest men or dishonest men.

Some men work almost entirely with their brains; some almost entirely with their hands, though most of us have to use both. But we all fall into one of the two classes – honest and dishonest.

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.

[jeepnik]

Remember when schools had required reading? Seems like this would be a good book to require.

[JimT]

The School they attend requires reading. The 10 year old has some reading some requirements in Shakespeare.

[Ray]

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[jeepnik]

You can only remember two girls. Slacker!