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The Golden Stallion
Book by Rutherford Montgomery
- GenresChildrens
Hardcover
Published January 1, 2016
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About the author
Rutherford G. Montgomery
93 books18 followersRutherford George Montgomery
Also published as Everitt Proctor, Al Avery, Art Elder, A.A. Avery and E.P. Marshall.
Montgomery was born in Straubville, Sargent County, North Dakota, "a true ghost town" as of 2005. to George Y. and Matilda Proctor Montgomery. He studied at Colorado Agricultural College, Western State College of Colorado, and University of Nebraska; taught elementary school in Hot Springs, Wyoming; and from 1917 to 1919 served in the United States Air Corps. During the 1920s, he worked as a teacher and principal at junior and senior high schools in Montrose County, Colorado.
Montgomery married Eunice Opal Kirks in 1930; they had three children. He served Gunnison County, Colorado, as a judge from 1931 to 1936 and as county commissioner from 1932 to 1938, then became a freelance writer.
While still at school, Montgomery began writing stories about the wild animals that lived around his family's farm. He went on to write books about aviation and the people, landscapes and animals of the American West, particularly horses. In all, he wrote more than 100 books.
From 1941 to 1946, Montgomery was a writer for Dick Tracy. He worked as a creative writing teacher 1955–57 and as a scriptwriter for Walt Disney Studios 1958–1962.
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Also published as Everitt Proctor, Al Avery, Art Elder, A.A. Avery and E.P. Marshall.
Montgomery was born in Straubville, Sargent County, North Dakota, "a true ghost town" as of 2005. to George Y. and Matilda Proctor Montgomery. He studied at Colorado Agricultural College, Western State College of Colorado, and University of Nebraska; taught elementary school in Hot Springs, Wyoming; and from 1917 to 1919 served in the United States Air Corps. During the 1920s, he worked as a teacher and principal at junior and senior high schools in Montrose County, Colorado.
Montgomery married Eunice Opal Kirks in 1930; they had three children. He served Gunnison County, Colorado, as a judge from 1931 to 1936 and as county commissioner from 1932 to 1938, then became a freelance writer.
While still at school, Montgomery began writing stories about the wild animals that lived around his family's farm. He went on to write books about aviation and the people, landscapes and animals of the American West, particularly horses. In all, he wrote more than 100 books.
From 1941 to 1946, Montgomery was a writer for Dick Tracy. He worked as a creative writing teacher 1955–57 and as a scriptwriter for Walt Disney Studios 1958–1962.
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July 7, 2024
I used to have a copy of this when I was in my 20s. It was my introduction to the Golden Stallion series. I sold it or gave it away, and I have no plans to replace it. This is a Rutherford Montgomery book that's currently easy to get a hold of on eBay.
This is a heavily abbreviated version of The Capture of the Golden Stallion. There will be sudden jumps in the text and places where you are left scratching your head. It's better to just get the original novel.
The only thing going for this book is the lush, full-color illustrations. The Golden Stallion series is illustrated, but the artist isn't very good. The horses are incredibly blocky. The artist for this book does horses more realistically. However, he didn't bother reading the text closely. Some of the horses are pictured as the wrong color.
This is a heavily abbreviated version of The Capture of the Golden Stallion. There will be sudden jumps in the text and places where you are left scratching your head. It's better to just get the original novel.
The only thing going for this book is the lush, full-color illustrations. The Golden Stallion series is illustrated, but the artist isn't very good. The horses are incredibly blocky. The artist for this book does horses more realistically. However, he didn't bother reading the text closely. Some of the horses are pictured as the wrong color.
November 28, 2022
Accurate, quick children's read. A good book, but not a great one. The author did good research into the life of horses and ranchers.
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