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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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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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College Station :
Published for the Caesar Kleberg Foundation for Wildlife Conservation by Texas A & M University Press,
[2017]
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Caesar Kleberg and the King Ranch : |b A Vision for Wildlife Conservation in Texas / |c by Duane M. Leach ; foreword by Stephen J. "Tio" Kleberg. |
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| 264 | 3 | |a Baltimore, Md. : |b Project MUSE, |c 2017 | |
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| 300 | |a 1 online resource (368 pages). | ||
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| 500 | |a Includes index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a 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. | |
| 520 | |a 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. | ||
| 588 | |a Description based on print version record. | ||
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