Blitz was no ordinary horse. He had within him a quality of greatness which gave him the power to give his best—and more—whenever it was needed. Carefully trained and well cared for, he soon became the most talked about fire horse in Drumlin—fast and sure and first at almost every fire. Then a fearful accident injured both Blitz and his driver and the great fire horse days were over. Blitz was sold to a cruel master, and needed all of his courage and strength to live through the next few years. The story of how he is saved by the love and care of a boy, an do how he in turn is able to save a child’s life makes a dramatic and moving book in the old tradition. There are happy times and sad times, and a warmth in the telling that will satisfy anyone who loves a great horse story.
“Bronto wasn’t much of a horse. At least that’s what everybody thought till Bill came. He was small and brown and not much to look at.... He just wasn’t any use, and Bronto knew this and was unhappy.... Then Bill came. He didn’t look like much either. Just thin and pale and sandy-haired....” And feeling lonely and lost on his arrival at the ranch on the great Dobie flats—his new home. So it was only natural that Bill and Bronto should become friends. It didn’t happen all of a sudden, but Bill was persistent and, must to the surprise of the cow hands on the ranch, he won Bronto’s heart completely. After he learned to ride Bronto, Bill began to dream dreams of Bronto and himself becoming famous as the finest cowpunching team in the country. But that couldn’t happen all of a sudden either, it seemed. There was much to learn, and it didn’t help any that the cowboys refused to take either Bill or Bronto seriously, but Bill and Bronto remedied that. Every boy and girl who ever dreamed of having his own horse or of becoming a cowboy will be intrigued with their adventures. This is a horse story beginning readers can read themselves, it is simply and amusingly told and illustrated throughout with the author’s own black-and-white drawings.
“Bronto wasn’t much of a horse. At least that’s what everybody thought till Bill came. He was small and brown and not much to look at.... He just wasn’t any use, and Bronto knew this and was unhappy.... Then Bill came. He didn’t look like much either. Just thin and pale and sandy-haired....” And feeling lonely and lost on his arrival at the ranch on the great Dobie flats—his new home. So it was only natural that Bill and Bronto should become friends. It didn’t happen all of a sudden, but Bill was persistent and, must to the surprise of the cow hands on the ranch, he won Bronto’s heart completely. After he learned to ride Bronto, Bill began to dream dreams of Bronto and himself becoming famous as the finest cowpunching team in the country. But that couldn’t happen all of a sudden either, it seemed. There was much to learn, and it didn’t help any that the cowboys refused to take either Bill or Bronto seriously, but Bill and Bronto remedied that. Every boy and girl who ever dreamed of having his own horse or of becoming a cowboy will be intrigued with their adventures. This is a horse story beginning readers can read themselves, it is simply and amusingly told and illustrated throughout with the author’s own black-and-white drawings.
Blitz was no ordinary horse. He had within him a quality of greatness which gave him the power to give his best—and more—whenever it was needed. Carefully trained and well cared for, he soon became the most talked about fire horse in Drumlin—fast and sure and first at almost every fire. Then a fearful accident injured both Blitz and his driver and the great fire horse days were over. Blitz was sold to a cruel master, and needed all of his courage and strength to live through the next few years. The story of how he is saved by the love and care of a boy, an do how he in turn is able to save a child’s life makes a dramatic and moving book in the old tradition. There are happy times and sad times, and a warmth in the telling that will satisfy anyone who loves a great horse story.
Blitz was no ordinary horse. He had within him a quality of greatness which gave him the power to give his best--and more--whenever it was needed. Carefully trained and well cared for, he soon became the most talked about fire horse in Drumlin: fast and sure and first at almost every fire. Then a fearful accident injured both Blitz and his driver, and Blitz was sold to a cruel master and needed all of his courage and strength to live through the next few years. The story of how he is saved by the love and care of a boy, and of how he in turn is able to save a child's life, makes a dramatic and moving book in the old tradition. There are happy times and sad times, and a warmth in the telling that will satisfy anyone who loves a good horse story.
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