Petra's Legacy
Subtitle: The South Texas Ranching Empire of Petra Vela and Mifflin Kenedy (Perspectives on South Texas)
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: October 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9781585446148
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Biography: general; History; Biography / Autobiography; History: American; Texas; Farmers & Ranchers; United States - State & Local - Southwest; 19th century; Biography; Ranch life; Ranchers; Rio Grande Valley; Women ranchers
Description: In this biography of Petra Vela Kenedy, the authors not only tell her story but also relate the history of South Texas through a woman's perspective. Utilizing previously unpublished letters, journals, photographs, and other primary materials, the authors reveal the intimate stories of the families who for years dominated governments, land acquisition, commerce, and border politics along the Rio Grande and across the Wild Horse Desert.