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In 1791 a Vermont schoolmaster by the name of Justin Morgan comes home with a two-year-old colt named Little Bub. "Why, come to think of it, you're just like us, Bub. He spoke now to the horse, as though he were the one that mattered. If you’re interested in purchasing the book, you can click on the cover image to follow an Amazon affiliate link to the book and thanks for supporting my blog!Įnter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.Joel's face suddenly lit up as if he had thought of something for the first time. Reading challenges fulfilled: 11/100 in my 100 Book Challenge, a historical fiction classic in the Back to the Classics Challenge, and a J in the Alphabet Soup Title Challenge

Title comes from: Justin Morgan was the name of the schoolmaster who owned Little Bub, who came to be known just as “Justin Morgan’s horse.” It’s not quite as detailed as Johnny Tremaine, but still a good book for a middle grade reader. The book does a nice job of describing life as a young boy in the early 1800s. While the Battle of Plattsburg is described in the book, the war isn’t the focus of the book. I picked the book because I thought it was about the War of 1812. Bub is finally found pulling a stage-coach and Joel buys him right away.įinal thoughts: As a horse lover when I was a girl, I found this story of the founding of the Morgan breed to be fascinating.

Joel joins the army doctoring horses, mainly so he can continue his search for Bub. When the schoolmaster dies, Bub is sold and disappears. Joel wants to buy the horse, but he can’t afford to.

Bub starts to make a name for himself in pulling contests and races. Even though Joel is soon apprenticed out, he spends his evenings gentling and training Little Bub. Little Bub doesn’t look like much of a horse since he’s so small, but Joel, a boy accompanying Morgan, takes to him right away. The farmer didn’t have the money, but he gave Morgan two colts instead. He had some doctor’s bills to pay and tried to collect some money he was owed by Farmer Beane. Summary: Justin Morgan was a school teacher in Vermont. Interest: It was the book we read for our American History Club meeting on the War of 1812.