The Scrappy Moore Cowboy Adventures

Scrappy and Cuz are Texas cowboys who have journeyed through childhood and war together to become part owners of the Four Star M Ranch. While the dynamic pair share ownership of the property with Scrappy’s wife and brother, the lifelong friends handle the day-to-day running of the ranch and manage the hired hands. In this collection of stories about their lives has ranchers and soldiers, Scrappy and Cuz take turns giving their personal accounts of their own escapades, and they also share the adventurous and often humorous tales of other characters—industrious cowboys, conniving criminals, and ordinary folks—they have come across in their lifetimes.

The stories recount Scrappy and Cuz’s pilgrimage from West Texas, after they sold their first ranch, to Northeastern Texas where their efforts on the new property created an abundance of success. The cowboys take turns stringing together tales about boot camp and their acts of daring when they fought together in Europe during World War II. There are also stories that illustrate how the hardworking cowboys value human life of all colors and readily offer assistance to their families and neighbors.
The third narrator in the book is Scrappy’s nephew who spends every summer working at the M Ranch until he goes off to college. He tells the stories of the cowboys’ relationships with their wives and the roles they play in their small community. Both Scrappy and Cuz offer guidance and wisdom to the young man, which shapes him into a hardworking professional with the values and work ethic of a reliable cowboy.