Voices from the Wild Horse Desert: The Vaquero Families of the King and Kenedy

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Publication Date
1997-09-01
Pages
303
ISBN
9780292752054
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Publisher
University of Texas Press
ISBN-10
0292752059
ISBN-13
9780292752054
eBay Product ID (ePID)
202631

Product Key Features

Book Title
Voices from the Wild Horse Desert : the Vaquero Families of the King and Kenedy Ranches
Number of Pages
303 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1997
Topic
Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies, United States / State & Local / General, Sociology / Rural
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, History
Author
Betty Bailey Colley, Jane Clements Monday
Format
Mass Market

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0.7 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

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Trade
LCCN
96-045639
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
976.4
Table Of Content
Foreword by Stephen J. "Tio" Kleberg Preface Introduction by Ana Carolina Castillo Crimm 1. Round 'Em Up, Move 'Em Out 2. From Longhorns to King Ranch Santa Cruz, Mustangs to Quarter Horses 3. Growing Up on the Wild Horse Desert 4. The Vaquero Family 5. Into the Twenty-first Century Appendix A: Individuals Interviewed Appendix B: Individuals Referenced Glossary Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Founded before the Civil War, the King and Kenedy Ranches have become legendary for their size, their wealth, and their endless herds of cattle. A major factor in the longevity of these ranches has always been the loyal workforce of vaqueros (Mexican and Mexican American cowboys) and their families. Some of the vaquero families have worked on the ranches through five or six generations. In this book, Jane Clements Monday and Betty Bailey Colley bring together the voices of these men and women who make ranching possible in the Wild Horse Desert. From 1989 to 1995, the authors interviewed more than sixty members of vaquero families, ranging in age from 20 to 93. Their words provide a panoramic view of ranch work and life that spans most of the twentieth century. The vaqueros and their families describe all aspects of life on the ranches, from working cattle and doing many kinds of ranch maintenance to the home chores of raising children, cooking, and cleaning. The elders recall a life of endless manual labor that nonetheless afforded the satisfaction of jobs done with skill and pride. The younger people describe how modernization has affected the ranches and changed the lifeways of the people who work there.
LC Classification Number
F395.M5M63 1997

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  • by earagl_0
    08 Jun, 2024

    Thanks very much

    Thanks very much

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  • by czerdoggie
    22 Aug, 2018

    EXCELLENT, INTERESTING BOOK

    EXCELLENT BOOK WITH VERY INTERESTING STORIES, ESPECIALLY FOR TEXAS HISTORY BUFF

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    good book with interesting stories about our past.

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