Porter, Ella William

About the author

Ella William Porter (1903–95) was a teacher, author, summer camp director and a home demonstration agent. She used her own experiences in her books, particularly Sandra Kendall of the 4-H – The Career Story of a Young Home Demonstration Agent (1942). As far as I’m aware, she wrote one horse book, The Wind’s in the West (1950).

Finding the book
Not hugely common, but not expensive when it does turn up.

Links and sources
Ella William Porter’s obituary, Chicago Tribune, March 18th, 1995
Terri Wear: Horse Stories: An Annotated Bibliography


Bibliography (horse books only)


The Wind’s in the West

Macmillan, New York, 1950, 163 pp

Ann is looking forward to going to the Triple X Ranch for the summer: she’s going to ride
Western, and be with horses. However, when she gets there she finds that the whole family is worried about the ranch, which is in financial trouble, and added to that Kay is unfriendly.