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Helen Kleberg Groves : Bob and Helen Kleberg of King Ranch

Bright Sky Press, Albany, Texas, 2004

ISBN 1931721386

4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. P5 - A first edition (complete numberline) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Helen K Groves to previous owner on the dedication page in very good condition in good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has less than an inch tear on the front top, wrinkling, chipping, and crease on the edges and corners, scattered scratches, rubbing and scuffing, significant bubble crease and old price label adhered on the back, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, some scuffing and wrinkling on the spine edges, some light stains on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. Research and written with Bill Benson, foreword by Anne and Tobin Armstrong. 10.75"x10.75", 273 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. KING RANCH. The name is embroidered in the tapestry of Texas, rising from the sun-baked coastal plains in the infancy of the state, itself. King Ranch is the inspiration of legends and speculation, tradition and history. Rawhide-tough through drought, Indian attacks, Civil War, and the Great Depression among other trials, King Ranch is the star of Texas. Now, the memoirs of Helen King Kleberg Alexander-Groves, only child of Bob and Helen Kleberg, give a personal glimpse of life on the much-storied ranch, the Kings and the Klebergs. Also included is the history of Helen's Campbell family of Kansas and Washington, DC. This book chronicles not only the history of the ranch, but also the life of Bob and Helen Kleberg, the first family of cattle ranching. From the development of the Santa Gertrudis cattle breed, first cattle breed developed in America and the first breed recognized world-wide in over a century, to the Triple-Crown-winning Thoroughbred, Assault, Bob and Helen Kleberg changed the ranching industry. The memoirs of 'Helenita' open the door to the romance of the Southwest cattle ranching as well as the grit, the glory, the inner-workings of King Ranch in Texas and its ranches around the world. Presented with over 200 never-before-released photographs, some by Toni Frissell and many be her close friend and fellow photographer, Helen Campbell Kleberg herself, this illustrated portrait includes accounts of the famous hospitality of the Klebergs, extended not only to the celebrities and dignitaries who were entertained regularly, but to the Kinenos, the loyal ranch hands first brought to King Ranch by Captain King. Hemingwayesque photos depict the Texas brush country hunting for which the ranch is still famous. This memoir is a view from the center of the King Ranch legacy, perpetuated now for 150 years, and as incomparable introduction to the fascinating Kleberg family. As beautiful as it is personal, Bob and Helen Kleberg of King Ranch is a requisite addition to the library of any ranching, history, or Texana afficionado.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Good

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