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Will James

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born
Saint-Nazaire-d'Acton, Quebec, Canada

gender
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genre
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About this author

An artist and author of books about the American west and, in particular, horses, Will James wrote the 1926 book "Smoky the Cowhorse". It was awarded the John Newbery Medal in 1927, and remains in print to this day. Several movie adaptations of the story have been created, including a 1933 version that included Will James himself as the narrator.
In 1991, Will James was named a member of the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame.


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Average rating: 3.87 · 1,304 ratings · 125 reviews · 35 distinct works
Smoky the Cow Horse
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 1,189 ratings — published 1926 — 21 editions
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Lone Cowboy: My Life Story
4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1985 — 5 editions
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Big-Enough
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions
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Sand
4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1929 — 4 editions
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Scorpion, a Good Bad Horse
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1975 — 4 editions
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Horses I've Known
4.36 of 5 stars 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions
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The American Cowboy
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2004
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The Drifting Cowboy
4.43 of 5 stars 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1995 — 4 editions
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Cow Country
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1973 — 3 editions
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All in a Day's Riding
4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions
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Quotes by Will James

“There was so much life wrapped up in that pony's hide that it was mighty hard for him to settle down and behave...he sometimes had to bust out and do things that wasn't at all proper...”
― Will James, Smoky the Cow Horse
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“The poor (horse) had sure got a reason to be mean, and I guess he's at the point where he figgers no human is his friend any more.”
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“For that pony had got tangled up in the cowboy's heartstrings a heap more than that cowboy wanted to let on, even to himself. He couldn't get away from how he missed him.”
― Will James, Smoky the Cow Horse
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The Newbery Award...: 1927 Medal Winner - Smoky, The Cowhorse 1 5 Jan 17, 2010 04:03pm  
Book Club/Troubles: Last Name Author Game 192 12 Nov 09, 2011 12:05pm  


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