Other editions of book Thunderhead: v. 3

Thunderhead by Mary O'Hara 1943 Book. The American writer Mary O'Hara is best known for her trilogy set in Wyoming. My Friend Flicka, Thunderhead and Green Grass of Wyoming would now be classified as young adult fiction. Twelve-year-old Ken McLaughlin has lived his whole life on his father's horse farm high up in the Rocky Mountains. His beloved chestnut mare, Flicka, is his best friend. But when she gives birth to the white stallion Thunderhead, Ken is faced with a dilemma. Thunderhead is strong and fast but wild. He has the ability to become the best racehorse in the west, and to save the McLaughlins' farm from bankruptcy. But can Ken control the stallion? Can he transform him from a creature of the mountains, tough and strong, whose only interest is his band of mares, into a winner, subject to rein and whip, obedient to his rider's every command?