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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Detalles Bibliográficos
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.
Temas:
Kleberg, Caesar, > 1873-1946.
Kleberg, Caesar, > 1873-1946
Ranchers > Texas > King Ranch > Biography.
Wildlife conservationists > Texas > King Ranch > Biography.
Biography & Autobiography.
Nature > Animals > Wildlife.
History > United States > State & Local > Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx)
Ranchers
Wildlife conservationists
King Ranch (Tex.) > History.
Texas > King Ranch
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A legacy revealed
  • The early years
  • A career not chosen
  • An invitation to Santa Gertrudis
  • Robert Kleberg had a vision
  • The coming of the Brownie
  • Forging a future
  • Challenges at Norias
  • Breeding for greatness
  • Transitions I: From King to Kleberg
  • Transitions II: A cowboy congressman
  • Ranching and wildlife
  • Politics South Texas style I
  • Politics South Texas style II-The new era
  • The Garner conundrum
  • The dance of life, Caesar Kleberg remembered.

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