Man of the Family
In Man of the Family, young “Little Britches” life radically changes when his ailing father dies. Then his mother reveals a terrible secret and the family has to flee their Colorado ranch to an uncertain future.
Fortified with Yankee ingenuity, at age eleven Ralph shoulders the responsibilities of a man. His mother deplores her inability to give her children everything materially, and instead gives them much to build their lives and character upon.
Together Ralph and his mother face true unforgettable pioneering adventures in Littleton, Colorado. Young Ralph becomes a cattle drover foreman, and helps start a new family business. Then the adventures really begin…