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Long ago, a lone little burro roamed the high cliffs of the Grand Canyon and touched the hearts of all who knew him: a grizzled old miner, a big-game hunter, even President Teddy Roosevelt. Named Brighty by the prospector who befriended him, he remained a free spirit at heart. But when a... read more

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A SHAGGY young burro lay asleep in the gray dust of the canyon trail.

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Brighty's World
A Stranger in the Canyon
Blue-flecked Rocks
Good-by, Old Timer!
The Sheriff Learns a Lesson
A Free Spirit
Over the Rimtop
The Fight in the Cave
Curious First Aid
On the Mend
The Lion Hunt
Brighty Goes to Work
Within the Black Tunnel
Caged Over the Colorado
The Battle Scars o' Freedom
The Carrot Cure
Spider Web of Steel
Brighty, B.A.
A Gift for Uncle Jim
Well Done!
Battle on the Mesa
A New World for Brighty
A Voice From the Past
On to Utah!
The Deserted Cabin
Thief's Plunder
In the Kaibab Forest
The Voice Inside the Snowman
Trapped in the Snow
Alone With the Night
Strange Thanksgiving
Moon-Lily Team
No Escape?
Blazing Guns
A Score to Settle
The Way Home

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  1. Marguerite Henry (Author)

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  1. Wesley Dennis (Illustrator)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Rand McNally
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1953
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 222

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