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Golden Stallion's Victory
Book #4 in The Golden Stallion Continues the adventures of a Cowboy and "Golden Boy" his Golden Palamino.
- GenresWesterns
Hardcover
First published January 1, 1956
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Rutherford G. Montgomery
93 books19 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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March 3, 2015
This book is obviously part of a series of books, published in the 1950s for the young adult audience. I had not heard of the series, but found this book on a bargain shelf at the Half Price Book Outlet, and bought it for my daughter who loves all things horse.
The Golden Stallion, actually named Golden Boy, does not really play a huge part in this story, other than being ridden a few times, and guarding his herd of mares. The story mainly focuses on a boy (young man?) named Charlie and his family's ranch, and problems they encounter with a neighboring 'evil' rancher. Issues and events are mentioned in the story as if the reader is already aware of them, so I am guessing those things related to happenings in prior books in the series.
For being called labeled "Famous Horse Stories" on a red icon on the cover, the book really is not a horse story at all, other than being set on a ranch where they do ride horses. These may have been popular stories in their time, but this did not hold a candle to other Young Adult horse books we have read. Nothing impresses me enough to investigate any other books in this series.
The Golden Stallion, actually named Golden Boy, does not really play a huge part in this story, other than being ridden a few times, and guarding his herd of mares. The story mainly focuses on a boy (young man?) named Charlie and his family's ranch, and problems they encounter with a neighboring 'evil' rancher. Issues and events are mentioned in the story as if the reader is already aware of them, so I am guessing those things related to happenings in prior books in the series.
For being called labeled "Famous Horse Stories" on a red icon on the cover, the book really is not a horse story at all, other than being set on a ranch where they do ride horses. These may have been popular stories in their time, but this did not hold a candle to other Young Adult horse books we have read. Nothing impresses me enough to investigate any other books in this series.
July 7, 2024
This is a review of the 1956 Grosset and Dunlap Famous Horse Stories hardback edition.
There's few things in life worse than a bad neighbor, even for ranchers. A new neighbor moves in and makes life hell for the Bar L ranch, home of the Golden Stallion, Golden Boy. The plot itself is quite interesting, and moves along at a rapid pace, although the book's cover is a plot spoiler.
The only big problem with this book, and it's a doozy, is that there is little continuity from the previous three books in the series. Characters, especially horse characters, that were introduced in the previous books have mysteriously vanished. 98% of the Bar L horses were sold in the last book, yet Golden Boy has a full herd again somehow.
One of the pleasures of reading a horse book series is seeing how the horses turn out. We don't get that in the Golden Stallion series, which is really a shame. It could've been a great series, otherwise. Too much emphasis on people here, and not enough on Horses.
George Giguere does his usual crap job with the black and white pen illustrations.
There's few things in life worse than a bad neighbor, even for ranchers. A new neighbor moves in and makes life hell for the Bar L ranch, home of the Golden Stallion, Golden Boy. The plot itself is quite interesting, and moves along at a rapid pace, although the book's cover is a plot spoiler.
The only big problem with this book, and it's a doozy, is that there is little continuity from the previous three books in the series. Characters, especially horse characters, that were introduced in the previous books have mysteriously vanished. 98% of the Bar L horses were sold in the last book, yet Golden Boy has a full herd again somehow.
One of the pleasures of reading a horse book series is seeing how the horses turn out. We don't get that in the Golden Stallion series, which is really a shame. It could've been a great series, otherwise. Too much emphasis on people here, and not enough on Horses.
George Giguere does his usual crap job with the black and white pen illustrations.
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