Smoky The Cowhorse

Will James (1892 - 1942)

This is a novel by Will James, an artist and writer of the American West in the early 1900’s. The story tells of the life of Smoky, a horse born in the wild and captured by a cowboy named Clint who trained him to be an outstanding cow horse. Smoky was then stolen by a horse thief, and over the years was mistreated and abused. But Clint never stopped looking for his special horse. (Summary by JAVaat)

Genre(s): Nature & Animal Fiction

Language: English

Group: Newbery Medal and Honor Books

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Preface JAVaat
00:03:47
Play 01 Chapter I. A range colt JAVaat
00:33:19
Play 02 Chapter II. Smoky meets the human JAVaat
00:29:51
Play 03 Chapter III. Where The Trails Fork JAVaat
00:32:48
Play 04 Chapter IV. The End Of A Rope JAVaat
00:35:07
Play 05 Chapter V. The Bronc Twister Steps Up JAVaat
00:35:41
Play 06 Chapter VI. ''The Squeak Of Leather'' JAVaat
00:34:21
Play 07 Chapter VII. Smoky Shows His Feelings JAVaat
00:28:51
Play 08 Chapter VIII. Smoky Starts Out JAVaat
00:37:37
Play 09 Chapter IX. Fights For Rights JAVaat
00:38:21
Play 10 Chapter X. ''Amongst The Missing'' JAVaat
00:36:06
Play 11 Chapter XI. ''The Feel Of A Strange Hand'' JAVaat
00:36:28
Play 12 Chapter XII. ''When The Good Leaves'' JAVaat
00:37:48
Play 13 Chapter XIII. ''The Many-Men Horse'' JAVaat
00:35:03
Play 14 Chapter XIV. ''Dark Clouds, Then Tall Grass'' JAVaat
00:36:03