Will James
Home Ranch
Mass Market Paperback
(Bantam Books Aug. 16, 1946)
, First Thus edition
Without pulling a single six-gun, fanning a trigger, or using any other stock device of Western fiction, Will James tells the story of life on the Seven X Ranch during the early 1900s. This authentic portrait of a ranching family details their dangerous work, their dreams and aspirations, and the rugged land they lived in. From the 1935 Kirkus review: "An intimate picture of ranch life as it still exists, and only secondarily a novel. Homespun story of the beginnings and growth of a large ranch, -- of Old John who turns the management over to his son, of the daughter who finds ranch life much more educational than school, of tourists and campers and dudes. Has the colloquial note of authenticity characteristic of Will James and his illustrations as always add tremendously to the charm of his text." Will James (1892 - 1942) was a French Canadian artist and writer of the American West. He is known for writing Smoky the Cowhorse, for which he won the 1927 Newbery Medal, and numerous "cowboy" stories for adults and children. His artwork, which predominantly involved cowboy and rodeo scenes, followed "in the tradition of Charles Russell", and much of it was used to illustrate his books. In 1992, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.
- Pages
- 179
- Weight
- 4.5 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 4.0 in.
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