Title: The horses of San Simeon /
Authors: Hearst, William Randolph,
Date: 1985
Publisher: San Simeon Press,
Physical description: 288 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. ; 32 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: S
Contents: San Simeon history : A chronology -- Prologue : The San Simeon cavalcade -- Pt. I. San Simeon - Spanish, Mexican, and American -- The Spanish explorers -- The missions and ranches -- San Simeon turns American -- Pt. II. Mountains of gold -- George Hearst, gold miner -- Stagecoach horses west -- George Hearst's thoroughbred racehorses -- The piedra blanca stud -- Pt. III. The golden heir, William Randolph Hearst -- The morgans and morabs -- The appaloosas -- The palominos -- The Arabians -- Pt. IV. The third and fourth generations -- Rides out of the past -- San Simeon endurance ride, 1976 -- Quarter horses, cowboys, and cattle -- Riding the road ahead.
Notes: Includes index.
Subject headings (LCSH): Hearst family.; Horses--California--San Simeon Region--History.; San Simeon Ranch (Calif.)--History.