Caesar Kleberg and the King Ranch : A Vision for Wildlife Conservation in Texas /

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
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.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Kleberg, Caesar, > 1873-1946.
History / United States / State & Local / Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx)
Nature / Animals / Wildlife.
Biography & Autobiography.
Wildlife conservationists.
Ranchers.
Wildlife conservationists > Texas > King Ranch > Biography.
Ranchers > Texas > King Ranch > Biography.
Texas > King Ranch.
King Ranch (Tex.) > History.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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. For almost thirty years he oversaw the operations of the sprawling Norias division, a vast acreage in South Texas where he came to appreciate the importance of rangeland not only for cattle but also for wildlife. Creating a wildlife management and conservation initiative far ahead of its time, Kleb.
Notas:Includes index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (368 pages).
ISBN:9781623495053

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