Jane Clements Monday: 3 books
Dr. Arthur Spohn
Surgeon, Inventor, and Texas Medical Pioneer
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2018
In this first comprehensive biography of Dr. Arthur Edward Spohn, authors Jane Clements Monday, Frances Brannen Vick, and Charles W. Monday Jr., MD, illuminate the remarkable nineteenth-century story of a trailblazing physician who helped to modernize the practice of medicine in Texas.
Arthur...
Voices from the Wild Horse Desert
The Vaquero Families of the King and Kenedy Ranches
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2010
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....
The Master Showmen of King Ranch
The Story of Beto and Librado Maldonado
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Texas's King Ranch has become legendary for a long list of innovations, the most enduring of which is the development of the first official cattle breed in the Americas, the Santa Gertrudis. Among those who played a crucial role in the breed's success were Librado and Alberto "Beto" Maldonado, master...