My Ranch, Too

My Ranch, Too
Author: Mary Budd Flitner
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2018-08-20
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0806162228

For many outsiders, the word “ranching” conjures romantic images of riding on horseback through rolling grasslands while living and working against a backdrop of breathtaking mountain vistas. In this absorbing memoir of life in the Wyoming high country, Mary Budd Flitner offers a more authentic glimpse into the daily realities of ranch life—and what it takes to survive in the ranching world. Some of Flitner’s recollections are humorous and lighthearted. Others take a darker turn. A modern-day rancher with decades of experience, Mary has dealt with the hardships and challenges that come with this way of life. She’s survived harsh conditions like the “winter of 50 below” and economic downturns that threatened her family’s livelihood. She’s also wrestled with her role as a woman in a profession that doesn’t always treat her as equal. But for all its challenges, Flitner has also savored ranching’s joys, including the ties that bind multiple generations of families to the land. My Ranch, Too begins with the story of her great-grandfather, Daniel Budd, who in 1878 drove a herd of cattle into Wyoming Territory and settled his family in an area where conditions seemed favorable. Four generations later, Mary grew up on this same portion of land, learning how to ride horseback and take care of livestock. When she married Stan, she simply moved from one ranch to another, joining the Flitner family’s Diamond Tail Ranch in Wyoming’s Big Horn Basin. The Diamond Tail is not Mary’s alone to run, as she is quick to acknowledge. Everybody pitches in, even the smallest of children. But when Mary takes the responsibility of gathering a herd of cattle or makes solo rounds at the crack of dawn to check on the livestock, we have no doubt that this is indeed her ranch, too.

Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country

Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country
Author: Pam Houston
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2019-01-29
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0393285499

Winner of the 2020 Reading the West Advocacy Award Winner of the 2020 Colorado Book Award for Creative Nonfiction "This is a book for all of us, right now." —Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild On her 120-acre homestead high in the Colorado Rockies, beloved writer Pam Houston learns what it means to care for a piece of land and the creatures on it. Elk calves and bluebirds mark the changing seasons, winter temperatures drop to 35 below, and lightning sparks a 110,000-acre wildfire, threatening her century-old barn and all its inhabitants. Through her travels from the Gulf of Mexico to Alaska, she explores what ties her to the earth, the ranch most of all. Alongside her devoted Irish wolfhounds and a spirited troupe of horses, donkeys, and Icelandic sheep, the ranch becomes Houston’s sanctuary, a place where she discovers how the natural world has mothered and healed her after a childhood of horrific parental abuse and neglect. In essays as lucid and invigorating as mountain air, Deep Creek delivers Houston’s most profound meditations yet on how “to live simultaneously inside the wonder and the grief… to love the damaged world and do what I can to help it thrive.”

Little Britches

Little Britches
Author: Ralph Moody
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 1991-01-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780803281783

Ralph Moody was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Through his eyes we experience the pleasures and perils of ranching there early in the twentieth century. Auctions and roundups, family picnics, irrigation wars, tornadoes and wind storms give authentic color to Little Britches. So do adventures, wonderfully told, that equip Ralph to take his father's place when it becomes necessary. Little Britches was the literary debut of Ralph Moody, who wrote about the adventures of his family in eight glorious books, all available as Bison Books.

Temperance Creek

Temperance Creek
Author: Pamela Royes
Publisher: Catapult
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2016-06-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1619028832

In the early seventies, some of us were shot like stars from our parents' homes. This was an act of nature, bigger than ourselves. In the austere beauty and natural reality of Hell's Canyon of Eastern Oregon, one hundred miles from pavement, Pam, unable to identify with her parent's world and looking for deeper pathways has a chance encounter with returning Vietnam warrior Skip Royes. Skip, looking for a bridge from survival back to connection, introduces Pam to the vanishing culture of the wandering shepherd and together they embark on a four–year sojourn into the wilderness. From the back of a horse, Pam leads her packstring of readers from overlook to water crossing, down trails two thousand years old, and from the vantages she chooses for us, we feel the edges of our own experiences. It is a memoir of falling in love with a place and a man and the price extracted for that love. Written with deep lyricism, Temperance Creek is a work of haunting beauty, fresh and irreverent and rooted in the grit and pleasure of daily life. This is Pam's story, but the courage and truth in the telling is part of our human experience. Seen through a slower more primary mirror, one not so crowded with objectivity, Pam's memoir, is a kind of home–coming, a family reunion for shooting stars.

Lazy B

Lazy B
Author: Sandra Day O'Connor
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2003-04-08
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0812966732

The remarkable story of Sandra Day O’Connor’s family and early life, her journey to adulthood in the American Southwest that helped make her the woman she is today: the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and one of the most powerful women in America. “A charming memoir about growing up as sturdy cowboys and cowgirls in a time now past.”—USA Today In this illuminating and unusual book, Sandra Day O’Connor tells, with her brother, Alan, the story of the Day family, and of growing up on the harsh yet beautiful land of the Lazy B ranch in Arizona. Laced throughout these stories about three generations of the Day family, and everyday life on the Lazy B, are the lessons Sandra and Alan learned about the world, self-reliance, and survival, and how the land, people, and values of the Lazy B shaped them. This fascinating glimpse of life in the Southwest in the last century recounts an important time in American history, and provides an enduring portrait of an independent young woman on the brink of becoming one of the most prominent figures in America.

Home on the Ranch: The Rancher's Surprise

Home on the Ranch: The Rancher's Surprise
Author: Pamela Britton
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2019-07-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1488035288

Daring to love Charlotte Bennett has one purpose in life—helping children in need. When Maverick Gillian arrives at her office, declaring he’s not the father of a little girl in foster care, Charlotte doesn’t know whether to believe him. Yet he takes little Olivia home. The handsome, kindhearted rancher is just the type of man Charlotte could fall for, if she were interested in a relationship. Maverick owes it to his childhood best friend to look after her orphaned daughter. He’s also drawn to Charlotte. She’s devoted to her social work career, but she deserves more. Maverick wants to show Charlotte she’s worthy of love, but will she let him?

We Found It Ranch

We Found It Ranch
Author: Jack Bernard Rhodes
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 95
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1796031674

A family moves from the city to a farm in a small community. Disgruntled over transferring from her school, leaving her friends, and being unaccustomed to farm life, the teenage daughter begins to develop symptoms of psychosis. Her condition worsens and ultimately comes to a climax. Meanwhile, a double murder is committed near the family farm that leaves law enforcement puzzled. The course of the lives of the teen and the murderer eventually come together. This is a story of horror, suspense, and redemption.

Out West

Out West
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 988
Release: 1902
Genre: Pacific States
ISBN:

Ranch's Retreat

Ranch's Retreat
Author: Kirsten Osbourne
Publisher: Unlimited Dreams Publishing
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2021-11-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Discover River's End Ranch, a gorgeous "destination ranch and resort" in Riston, Idaho, that is run by the six Weston siblings and their well-meaning, semi-retired parents. Five bestselling Western romance authors have created a world like no other--full of fun outside activities, a huge family in need of love, and side characters you will never forget. A world where our characters learn, laugh, and love. Kaya Taylor lived a simple, quiet life. As a single romance writer, she spent most of her time alone, except for her online friends. Going on a writer’s retreat to some huge destination ranch in Idaho sounded like a dream come true. She would get to spend time with a couple of her closest friends, be in new surroundings, and maybe even learn to ride a horse. On her first night on the ranch, she saw Glen and knew her heart would always belong to him. Glen Johnson had a plan. He was only a few months from getting his doctorate, and then he was going to turn his uncle’s old ranch he’d inherited into an equine therapy center for autistic children. He’d been working toward the goal for years, and nothing and no one would derail him from it. When he met Kaya, he felt an immediate connection, but he couldn’t let it change his plans . Would Glen be able to make changes to the life plan he’d made for himself? Or would they both spend the rest of their lives aching for the love they lost?

The Ranch of New Beginnings

The Ranch of New Beginnings
Author: Lily Clarke
Publisher: Lily Clarke
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2024-04-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Embark on a heartwarming journey to The Ranch of New Beginnings, where unexpected inheritances turn into life-altering adventures. This captivating novel intertwines the fates of Lauren Baker, a city girl with a shattered heart; Vincent, a rugged cowboy with walls around his heart; and an angelic seven-year-old with Down syndrome, seeking a place to call home. After her world is turned upside down by betrayal, Lauren discovers she's the heir to her estranged grandmother's legacy—a sprawling ranch that comes with conditions. She must share her inheritance with Vincent, a man whose rough exterior challenges her at every turn, yet stirs an undeniable attraction. Their clash of worlds is only the beginning. Amid the backdrop of rustic landscapes and starlit nights, an orphaned little girl with an infectious smile becomes the unexpected bridge between Lauren and Vincent. As they navigate guardianship, their preconceived notions about life, love, and each other begin to unravel. The Ranch of New Beginnings is a tale of rediscovery, where secrets buried deep in the past surface to teach lessons of forgiveness, the strength of family bonds, and the power of love to heal. Dive into a story that explores the essence of change, the challenge of opening one's heart, and the beauty of finding love in the most unexpected places. Perfect for fans of heartfelt romance and transformative journeys, this novel promises to be a beacon of hope, showing that new beginnings are possible, no matter the scars of the past. Join Lauren, Vincent, and a special little girl as they discover that the ranch isn't just an inheritance but a chance to create a future filled with love, acceptance, and the promise of a new dawn. Don't miss The Ranch of New Beginnings—a story that captures the essence of starting over and the transformative power of love. Grab your copy today and get lost in a world where every sunset brings the promise of a new day.