Fred Gipson
1) Old Yeller
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Series
Language
English
Description
When a novel like Huckleberry Finn, or The Yearling, comes along it defies customary adjectives because of the intensity of the respouse it evokes in the reader. Such a book, we submit, is Old Yeller; to read this eloquently simple story of a boy and his dog in the Texas hill country is an unforgettable and deeply moving experience. Set in the rough wilderness of early frontier Texas, "Old Yeller" is a timeless coming-of-age tale. Travis is left to...
2) Savage Sam
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Language
English
Description
The story of fifteen-year-old Travis, and of how he, his little brother, and a neighbor were captured by Apache raiders. Travis escaped and helped to rescue the other children, but it was Savage Sam who tracked down the raiders.
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Language
English
Description
A first-hand account of a chronically ill man who uproots his family to settle on the banks of the Rio Grande, written with the author of Old Yeller.
To the wild and fabulous country where the Rio Grande makes its big bend, J. O. Langford came in 1909 with his wife and daughter in search of health and a home. High on a bluff overlooking the spot where Tornillo Creek pours its waters into the turbulent Rio Grande, the Langfords built their home, a...
7) Savage Sam
Series
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Sequel to Old Yeller, about Yeller's offspring, Sam, and the trials of living on the frontier with his two young masters.
Sam is no ordinary dog. He is the son of Yeller, the four-legged hero who won your heart in Walt Disney's classic adventure, Old Yeller. With his two young masters Travis and Arliss Coates (Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran), gentle Sam faces even greater dangers than Yeller did. Savage Sam presents a heartwarming sotry of love, devotion...