Just after World War I, and following a summer with a rag-tag harvesting crew and a season as a grain hauler in western Kansas, Ralph Moody decided to devote his time, small saving, and considerable enthusiasm to the livestock business - a fascinating, often grueling, but more often rewarding occupation.With the backing of Bones Kennedy, the stern but sympathetic bank manager of Cedar Bluffs, Ralph started out trading and shipping mortgaged cattle...