Author : Frank Goodwyn
Publisher :
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 21,58 MB
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN :
"Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A & M University ; no. 49." The story about America's largest and most progressive cattle ranch.
Author : Andrew Herbert Young
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 13,86 MB
Release : 1992
Category : King Ranch (Tex.)
ISBN :
Author : King Ranch, Inc
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 47,19 MB
Release : 1953
Category :
ISBN :
Author : John Cypher
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 48,17 MB
Release : 2010-06-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0292789599
“Combines a biography of Kleberg . . . with the story of the postwar boom years that changed the King Ranch . . . into an international corporate agribusiness.” —Houston Chronicle Ranching on the vast scale that Texas is famous for actually happened at King Ranch, a sea of grass that ultimately spread its pastures to countries around the globe under the fifty-year leadership of Bob Kleberg. This absorbing biography, written by Kleberg's top assistant of many years, captures both the life of the man and the spirit of the kingdom he ruled, offering a rare, insider's view of life on a fabled Texas ranch. John Cypher spent forty years (1948–1988) on King Ranch. In these pages, he melds highlights of Kleberg’s life with memories of his own experiences as the “right hand” who implemented many of Kleberg's grand designs. In a lively story laced with fascinating anecdotes, Cypher both recounts his worldwide travels with Kleberg as the ranch expanded its holdings around the world, and describes timeless, traditional tasks such as roundup at the home ranch in Kingsville. Chronicling Kleberg’s accomplishments as well as his legendary lifestyle, which included friendships not merely with the rich and famous but also with Queen Elizabeth, who shared his love of horse racing, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in ranching and one of its most famous practitioners. “Cypher[‘s] easy conversational style makes life on a working ranch, the care and feeding of visiting celebrities and the field of international agribusiness both understandable and entertaining.” —San Antonio Express-News “Probably the best of what will ever be known of the inner Bob Kleberg.” —East Texas Historical Journal
Author : Mona D. Sizer
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 22,15 MB
Release : 1999-03-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1556226802
The King Ranch has been the subject of international fascination for over a century. Author Mona Sizer brings the great ranch's history to life in this warm-hearted story of love, passion, and power never before seen on this continent. Added to the story are terrifying tales of ancient ghosts that still imbue many of the secret places on the ranch with a sense of mystery and fear.
Author : Tom Lea
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 45,54 MB
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Texas
ISBN : 9780974296494
Author : Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Publisher :
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 29,10 MB
Release : 1953
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
ISBN :
The Caller-Times publishe this edition and it was widely distributed. The demand for more copies after publication was more than the newspaper could meet. This book is an attempt to supply that demand. In it are selected stories and pictures from the King Ranch Centennial Edition.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 41,23 MB
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : King Ranch (Tex.)
ISBN : 9780979567797
This book is a collection of fifty essays that were originally written for King Ranch's company newsletter between 1997 - 2010. These essays covered topics related to both King Ranch history, as well as South Texas.
Author : Tom Lea
Publisher :
Page : 838 pages
File Size : 35,59 MB
Release : 1957
Category : King Ranch (Tex.)
ISBN :
Author : Helen Kleberg Groves
Publisher : Trinity University Press
Page : 510 pages
File Size : 38,7 MB
Release : 2017-04-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1595348182
King Ranch. The name is embroidered in the tapestry of Texas, rising from the sunbaked coastal plains in the infancy of the state itself. King Ranch is the inspiration of legends and speculation, tradition and history. Rawhide-tough through drought, Indian attacks, Civil War, and the Great Depression, among other trials, King Ranch is the star of Texas. Now the memoirs of Helen King Kleberg Alexander-Groves, the only child of Bob and Helen Kleberg, give a personal glimpse of life on the storied ranch of the Kings and the Klebergs. This intimate and compelling book chronicles not only the history of the ranch but also the life of Bob and Helen Kleberg, the first family of cattle ranching. From the Santa Gertrudis, the first cattle breed developed in America and the first breed recognized worldwide in over a century, to the Triple Crown–winning Thoroughbred Assault, Bob and Helen Kleberg changed the ranching industry. The memoirs of “Helenita” open the door to the romance of Southwest cattle ranching, as well as the grit, glory, and inner workings of King Ranch in Texas and its ranches around the world. With over 200 photographs, some by Toni Frissell and many by her close friend and fellow photographer Helen Kleberg herself, this lavishly illustrated portrait includes accounts of the Klebergs’ famous hospitality, extended not only to the celebrities who were entertained regularly but also to the Kineños, the loyal ranch hands first brought to King Ranch by Captain King. Hemingwayesque photos depict hunting adventures in the Texas brush country—for which the ranch is still famous. Bob and Helen Kleberg of King Ranch is a view from the center of the King Ranch legacy, perpetuated now for some 150 years. Bob and Helen Kleberg of King Ranch is a requisite addition to the library of any ranching, history, or Texana aficionado.
