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Voices from the Wild Horse Desert: The Vaquero Families of the King and Kenedy
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Voices from the Wild Horse Desert: The Vaquero Families of the King and Kenedy Ranches Paperback - 1997

by Monday, Jane Clements and Colley, Betty Bailey

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Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press, 1997. CC3 - A first edition trade paperback book signed by both authors and inscribed to previous owner in very good condition that has light discoloration and shelf wear. Foreword by Tio Kleberg, Introduction by A. Carolina Castillo Crimm. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Signed by Both Authors. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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  • Title Voices from the Wild Horse Desert: The Vaquero Families of the King and Kenedy Ranches
  • Author Monday, Jane Clements and Colley, Betty Bailey
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 303
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas
  • Date 1997
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # EC22828BB
  • ISBN 9780292752054 / 0292752059
  • Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.25 x 6.09 x 0.78 in (23.50 x 15.47 x 1.98 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Mexican American cowboys - Texas, South -, Mexican American families - Texas, South -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 96-45639
  • Dewey Decimal Code 976.4

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From the publisher

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.

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In this book, Jane Clements Monday and Betty Bailey Colley bring together the voices of 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. Taken together, 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 - from the use of helicopters at roundup to computers that track data on cattle - and how it has changed the lifeways of the people who work there.

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About the author

Jane Clements Monday of Huntsville and Betty Bailey Colley of Texarkana are freelance historians and writers.

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