William H. Army Armstrong

The author of this book was an old-time Appaloosa breeder--owner of Coffee Cup Appaloosas. When I was in high school and showing horses every minute that I could (early 1970's), the author of this book had just retired from his teaching job, and I would talk to him from time to time at horse events.

This book came out in 1978--I believe these were
originally newspaper columns in a regional horse magazine called The Shining Mountain Sentinel, which is also the publisher of this book.

A fun look at a Montana ranch kid's life at the turn of the century. These are quite funny, not unlike Patrick McManus's boyhood tales. Unfortunately, however, Army chose to write them in almost unreadable dialect. "Fer a long time I bin lookin fer a way to make a livin without wurk. I hev tride menny things, but every doggon wun ended up with me havin to wurk or sumwun else gettin the creme, and me gettin the shaft".… (plus d'informations)