Julesburg Public Library

A young orphan boy finds companionship with his horses and an old trapper as they travel together through the Rocky Mountains of the Old West.

Eight stories in unrefined western speech about the not always exciting or romantic life of American cowboys.

A delightful tale for adults and children alike, BIG- ENOUGH is the story of a cowboy and a cow horse, born on the same day, who together grow "big-enough for most anything." Young Billy was a born cowboy - unfortunately, his parents have other aspirations for him and send him off to be "educated and turned into something else." But one day Billy takes his horse, Big- Enough, and departs to pursue his true destiny, finding adventure, adversity, and,...

Cowboy Will James tells about the life of a cowboy, the rigging, horses, cattle, and outdoor work.

After a winter of studying hard and making good grades in their eastern home, Kip and Scootie are ready for another summer out west. Barely an hour after exiting the train, they are in the saddle again, galloping across the open range to help their uncles Frank and Bill drive a herd of cattle to market. It's exactly what they want - adventure.

A collection of stories and art from Will James, who grew up on a ranch and wrote many books about his experiences at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century.

Through Will James' accomplished storytelling and expressive drawings, readers of all ages will enter a magical world in which a precocious young boy ropes chairs and chickens from the back of a homemade rocking horse-an ax-hewn cottonwood log with a horsehair mane and leather ears. The boy's love of horses grows from his make-believe rides around his "territory"-the porch of the ranch house-until, on his fourth birthday, he receives his very own...