King Ranch Story

Truth and Myth

By: Mona D. Sizer

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Paperback | 19 March 1999

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The King Ranch Story is the love story of an ambitious young man and his dream of creating a great empire on Texas land. It's about the love between a man and woman, Captain Richard King and his wife Henrietta Chamberlain, the driving force behind King's success. It's a story of passion and power and success on a scale never seen before on this continent. King began his great enterprise with 15,500 acres of arid land called Rincon de Santa Gertrudis, purchased for $300 in 1853. From there it has grown to become an international legend. It was here that the great Santa Gertrudis cattle, and the indispensable western quarter horse were developed. The book also includes terrifying stories of ancient ghosts and hauntings that still imbue many of the secret places on the ranch with a sense of mystery and fear.

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Sailor on Horseback
The Truth
The Land Nobody Wanted	p. 3
The Riverman	p. 13
Into the Desert of the Dead	p. 21
The Myth
The Ghost Horse	p. 30
The Captain and His Lady
The Truth
La Patrona Arrives	p. 39
The Bureaucracy Takes Notice	p. 47
Strife on the Border	p. 57
The Myth
La Llorona	p. 64
Ruffle of Drums
The Truth
The Rebel Agent	p. 71
Bandits on the Border	p. 79
A Deafening Silence	p. 88
The Myth
The Lost Gold of the Confederacy	p. 95
A Bloody Peace
The Truth
R. King and Co.	p. 105
"Los Gringos Crian Las Vacas Por Mi"	p. 114
The Last Battles	p. 123
The Myth
The Hunters	p. 132
"As I Myself Might Do"
The Truth
Aftermath	p. 141
Winning and Losing	p. 152
The Standard Passes	p. 162
The Myth
The Ghost's Diamond	p. 173
"The Walled Kingdom of Texas"
The Blood of Champions	p. 183
King Ranch, Incorporated	p. 194
The King Ranch International	p. 208
Meanwhile Back at the Ranch	p. 221
Glossary	p. 227
Bibliography	p. 231
Index	p. 233
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