Petra's legacy : the South Texas ranching empire of Petra Vela and Mifflin Kenedy / Jane Clements Monday and Frances Brannen Vick.
| Author/creator | Monday, Jane Clements, 1941- |
| Other author | Vick, Frances Brannen, 1935- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | College Station : Texas A&M University Press, ©2007. |
| Description | xii, 430 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Series | Perspectives on south Texas Perspectives on south Texas. ^A610311 |
| Contents | 1823-54 : "into her world" : Petra's story -- 1823-54 : "into her world" : Mifflin's story -- 1855-60 : forging a life in Brownsville -- 1860-62 : war clouds gather -- 1863 : war closes on Rio Grande Valley -- 1864-65 : chaos along the Rio Grande -- 1866 : home again -- 1867-68 : "woe to Brownsville! woe to Matamoros!" -- 1869-71 : "quién viene" -- 1872-74 : one foot in Brownsville, one in the Wild Horse Desert -- 1873 : politics, bandits, and hard economic times -- 1874 : railroads and cattle drives -- 1875 : Leander McNelly and the Texas Rangers -- 1876 : the apple of his father's eye -- 1877-78 : "a fiend in human form" -- 1879-80 : last days at Laureles : Laurel Leaf Ranch -- 1881 : to the body of Christ : Corpus Christi -- 1882 : la parra : the Grapevine Ranch -- 1883 : they were always there for one another -- 1884 : farewell to Santiago -- 1885 : goodbye to Petrita. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [405]-416) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007007775 |
| ISBN | 9781585446148 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1585446149 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | F 392.R5 M665 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |