The Fields of Home - by Ralph Moody (Paperback)

About the Book

The fatherless Moody family moves from Colorado to Massachusetts in 1912, when Ralph enters his teens. There, he discovers that "just little things that would have been all right in Colorado" now get him into trouble. He is sent to his grandfather's farm in Maine, where he finds adventures every bit as colorful as those described in Little Britches and Man of the Family. Illustrated.

Book Synopsis

"A lively story . . . warm with humor; bright with incident and personality."--San Francisco Chronicle

The fatherless Moody family moved from Colorado to Medford, Massachusetts, in 1912, when Ralph was entering his teens. "I tried as hard as I could to be a city boy, but I didn't have very good luck," he says at the beginning of The Fields of Home. "Just little things that would have been all right in Colorado were always getting me in trouble." So he is sent to his grandfather's farm in Maine, where he finds a new set of adventures.

Review Quotes

"[Moody] has a splendid talent for bringing the ashes of the past into life."--Chicago Sunday Tribune

"Ralph Moody's books should be read aloud in every family circle in America"--Sterling North

"A lively story . . . warm with humor; bright with incident and personality."--San Francisco Chronicle

"As bright and clean as clear water bubbling over rocks in a trout stream."--New York Times

"One of the happiest pieces of Americana produced in our times . . . Rich in good talk, good food, good living, and best of all, good people. It is the kind of book you keep hoping will never end."--Chicago Tribune

About the Author

Western writer Ralph Moody (1898-1982) grew up in Carson territory in southeastern Colorado. He is the author of seventeen books, including Come on Seabiscuit! and his series Little Britches, all available in Bison Books editions.