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Caesar Kleberg and the King Ranch /

In this tribute to a pioneer conservationist, Duane M. Leach celebrates the life of an exceptional ranch manager on a legendary Texas ranch, a visionary for wildlife and modern ranch management, and an extraordinarily dedicated and generous man. Caesar Kleberg went to work on the King Ranch in 1900....

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leach, Duane M., 1935- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Published for the Caesar Kleberg Foundation for Wildlife Conservation by Texas A & M University Press, [2017]
Edición:First edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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