A Short Season: Story of a Montana Childhood

by Don Morehead and Ann Morehead

Book Overview

A Short Season is Don Morehead's bittersweet story of growing up on a Montana ranch during the 1940s. In 1941 his parents eagerly took up residence on a ten-thousand-acre sheep ranch in northern Montana. The entire family was soon caught up in the natural rhythm and grueling work of ranch life, meeting those challenges with energy, patience, and humor. The driving force behind the ranch and family was the father, Bill Morehead, the "hub around...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803282443
• ISBN13: 9780803282445
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Growing up on a Montana ranch--like it really was

Having done it myself, I was pleasantly surprised at how well this biography reflects growing up on a Montana ranch in the 1930's and 1940's. It is sensitively and well written, and would be enjoyable reading to anyone interested in the subject.

I lived A Short Season with my brother, Don, he remembers well

Having grown up on this sheep ranch in Montana, it was achildhood that will always be remember and cherished. My brother madethis even more so with his book, A Short Season. There were so many happy fun times of children, and then there were the times of extreme sadness and sorrow for our family. When my father died our world came to a halt and we had to struggle to gain it back. I think we have done that with the book, it has reunited our family and we have gone back in time and the memories are still so much alive. This book of a Montana childhood will make whom ever reads it go back to their childhood, a feat we seldom do in our modern society, we are so busy and involved in the trials of our own lives we forgot we had a childhood, brothers, sisters and parents who were what we are. Thank you for letting me share this with all of you, Donna M. (nee Morehead) Johnson.