BOB KLEBERG AND THE KING RANCH
Cypher John
Oprawa:
MIĘKKA
Wydawca:
University of Texas Press
Data premiery:
1996-10-01
ISBN:
9780292711877
Opis produktu
Former Assistant to the President of King Ranch the late John Cypher was a resident of Kingsville Texas and a regular contributing columnist to the Corpus Christi CallerTimes.Ranching on the vast scale that Texas is famous for actually happened at King Ranch a sea of grass that ultimately spread its pastures to countries around the globe under the fiftyyear leadership of Bob Kleberg. This absorbing biography written by Klebergs top assistant of many years captures both the life of the man and the spirit of the kingdom he ruled offering a rare insiders view of life on a fabled Texas ranch./John Cypher spent forty years (19481988) on King Ranch. In these pages he melds highlights of Klebergs life with memories of his own experiences as the right hand who implemented many of Klebergs grand designs. In a lively story laced with fascinating anecdotes he both recounts his worldwide travels with Kleberg as the ranch expanded its holdings to Latin America Cuba Australia the Philippines Europe and Africa and describes timeless traditional tasks such as roundup at the home ranch in Kingsville./Klebergs accomplishments as the founder of the Santa Gertrudis cattle breed and a breeder of Thoroughbred racing horses receive full attention as does his fabled lifestyle which included friendships not merely with the rich and famous but also with Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother who shared his love of horse racing. For everyone interested in ranching and one of its most famous practitioners this book will be essential reading./ul lForeword/l lOne. The Beginning Century II/l lTwo. Embellishing a Legacy/l lThree. Lets Go to a Roundup/l lFour. Simple Styles Simple Habits/l lFive. On Entering Another World/l lSix. Going International: The First Step /l lSeven. Inventing a Beef FactoryVenezuela/l lEight. Meanwhile Back at the Ranch/l lNine. Brazil a Multifaceted Adventure/l lTen. Argentine Problems People Problems /l lEleven. Versailles via Flushing Meadows/l lTwelve. Another World Down Under/l lThirteen. From the New Cattle World to the Old/l lFourteen Decision Making the Contorted Process/l lFifteen. The Trials of the Two Kings/l lSixteen. We Say Goodbye /l lAfterword/l lIndex/l/ulJohn Cypher spent 40 years (194888) on the King Ranch most of the time as assistant to the president [Bob Kleberg]. Few people could be better qualified to lend an air of intimacy to a story about a 15millionacre spread and the man who led it for more than 50 years. citeBob Kleberg and the King Ranch/cite combines a biography of Kleberg with the story of the postwar boom years that changed the King Ranch from a Mexican hacienda into a traditional South Texas cattle ranch and finally into an international corporate agribusiness.Cypher writes ranch history and personal memories of ‘:The Boss’: with affection and selfeffacing loyalty. His easy conversational style makes life on aData Publikacji: 1996-10-01
Wymiary: 235 mm 154 mm 794 gr
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