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TEXAS CATTLE BARONS. Their Families, Land and Legacy. Foreword by Tommy Lee Jones. Essays by Elmer Kelton. Introduction and Photography by Kathleen Jo Ryan
by Ryan, Kathleen Jo
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A near fine copy bound in brown illustrated boards with a near fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1580081002
- ISBN 13
- 9781580081009
- Seller
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Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, 1999. First edition. hardcover. A near fine copy bound in brown illustrated boards with a near fine dust jacket. Oblong 4to. This copy is inscribed to a Library by Kathleen Jo Ryan on the title page. In Texas Cattle Barons: Their Families, Land and Legacy, thirteen families discuss the reality of owning and working some of the largest land holdings in the state of Texas. Most have owned some or all of their land for generations, others bought into their properties over time, all have risen to the challenge of taking the cattle industry into the next millennium. Learn firsthand from ranchers like Al and Mike Micailef, Jim and James McAllen, and Jon and Jackie Means about the hard work, discipline, and faith required to make a cattle ranch work in this age of big business. Join the owners of the Broseco, Moorhouse, and Williams ranches as they discuss breeding programs, grazing patterns, and the pursuit of the ultimate "beef animal." Listen as the Gibsons and the Ryans reveal their passion for the land and their hope for the future.
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- Bookseller
- Ed Smith Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15409
- Title
- TEXAS CATTLE BARONS. Their Families, Land and Legacy. Foreword by Tommy Lee Jones. Essays by Elmer Kelton. Introduction and Photography by Kathleen Jo Ryan
- Author
- Ryan, Kathleen Jo
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - A near fine copy bound in brown illustrated boards with a near fine dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 1580081002
- ISBN 13
- 9781580081009
- Publisher
- Ten Speed Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- cattle barons, Texas, ranching, beef cattle, biography, Kathleen Jo Ryan, Elmer Kelton, Tommy Lee Jones, Al and Mike Micailef, James McAllen, Jon and Jackie Means, Broseco, Moorhouse and Williams ranches
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About the Seller
Ed Smith Books
Biblio member since 2009
Bainbridge Island, Washington
About Ed Smith Books
Ed Smith Books specializes in better condition modern literary first editions, signed books, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material and pop culture. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. We are located a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA on Bainbridge Island. Since 1985 (ABAA since 1995). Two authors we specialize in are Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Open by appointment.
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