Voices from the Wild Horse Desert
Title | Voices from the Wild Horse Desert PDF eBook |
Author | Jane Clements Monday |
Publisher | University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | 310 |
Release | 2010-06-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0292785461 |
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.
Wild Horse Desert
Title | Wild Horse Desert PDF eBook |
Author | Brian Robertson |
Publisher | Hidalgo County Historical Musuem |
Total Pages | 352 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS- |
ISBN |
Maps on lining papers/Bibliography/includes index.
Tales of the Wild Horse Desert
Title | Tales of the Wild Horse Desert PDF eBook |
Author | Betty Bailey Colley |
Publisher | University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | 148 |
Release | 2001-11-15 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780292712416 |
This book sheds new light on the bravery, dedication, talents, and lifestyles of the vacqueros of the King and Kenedy Ranches.
Mustang
Title | Mustang PDF eBook |
Author | Deanne Stillman |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | 376 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780618454457 |
This epic story offers a sweeping tale of the wild horse in the culture, history, and popular imagination of the American West.
Dishes from the Wild Horse Desert
Title | Dishes from the Wild Horse Desert PDF eBook |
Author | Melissa Guerra |
Publisher | Wiley |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2006-05-10 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 9780764558924 |
Explore the authentic flavors of TRUE TEX-MEX cooking "Ideals nourish the spirits, but food sustains the body that houses that spirit. Food keeps the spirit alive. The Wild Horse Desert provided very little for the people that roamed and settled this harsh, hot land. Yet, they survived, and in time, flourished. Their dreams tamed the desert." --Melissa Guerra
Wild Horses of the West
Title | Wild Horses of the West PDF eBook |
Author | Jan Drake |
Publisher | Gibbs Smith |
Total Pages | 327 |
Release | 2021-02-12 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 1423655311 |
Captivating photographs and stories of the wild horses of the west. Take an intimate look at the majestic equines who roam the public lands of the Mountain West: Wild Horses of the West provides a front row seat to a world rarely glimpsed by most people. Stories highlight specific horses known in these areas as The Old Man, One-Ear, and the Cremello Brothers whom the photographer, Jan Drake, has been following with her camera for years. More than 200 color photographs are divided into sections including Family Bands, Mares & Foals, Fighting Mustangs, Stallions & Bachelors, and Cedar Mountain Mustangs. Jan Drake is a long-time photographer based in Park City, Utah. She oversees the equestrian center at the National Ability Center (NAC) where adaptive horseback riding, trail riding, equine-assisted learning, and hippotherapy is made available to all ages and abilities. As an annual fundraiser for the NAC, Drake guides private groups on photography excursions to see wild horses of the West up close. She also volunteers regularly with the nonprofit Intermountain Wild Horse and Burros Advisors. This is her first book.
The Cowboy from the Wild Horse Desert
Title | The Cowboy from the Wild Horse Desert PDF eBook |
Author | Bobby Cavazos |
Publisher | Cava Publishers |
Total Pages | 271 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | King Ranch (Tex.) |
ISBN | 9780970482402 |
Life in 1912 on the biggest Ranch in the world.