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	Tom Slick Mystery Hunter by Cooke, Catherine Nixon Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $26.00 Published: Paraview, Inc., 2000 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days
	Bob and Helen Kleberg of King Ranch by Groves, Helen Kleberg Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $59.95 Published: Bright Sky Press, 2004 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days Inviting the reader to a personal glimpse of life on this much-storied ranch, this intimate and compelling book chronicles not only the history of the ranch, but also the life of Bob and Helen Kleberg, the first family of cattle ranching. From the development of the Santa Gertrudis cattle breed, first breed developed in America and the first breed recognized world-wide in over a century, to the Triple Crown winning thoroughbred Assault, Bob and Helen Kleberg changed the face of the ranching industry. The memoirs open the door to the romance of the Southwest cattle ranching as well as the grit, the glory, the triumphs, and the heartbreaks of the inner-workings of King Ranch in Texas and its ranches around the world. Presented with 200 never-before-released photographs, this extraordinarily and lavishly illustrated portrait includes accounts of the famous hospitality of the Klebergs, extended not only to the celebrities and dignitaries who were entertained regularly, but to the kinenos, the loyal ranch hands first brought to King Ranch by Captain King.
	Waiting for Daylight: King Ranch: Images from the Past by Kleberg, Janell Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $60.00 Published: Stoecklein Publishing(ID), 2003 Inventory Status: Special Order - Subject to Availability These photos, taken on the King Ranches in South Texas, Brazil, Argentina, and Australia, capture an era when people lived out their lives on inhospitable lands with great herds of red cattle and fine cow horses. The author-photographer worked side by side with her subjects, creating a unique perspective. She was firm about authenticity and very careful to be unobtrusive with her camera. The daily rituals of these strong men and women are beautifully portrayed in her images with vibrant colors and striking compositions.
	I Would Rather Sleep in Texas: A History of the Lower Rio Grande Valley and the People of the Santa Anita Land Grant by Amberson, Mary Margaret McAllen, McAllen, James A., McAllen, Margaret H. Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $39.95 Published: Texas State Historical Association, 2002 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days A recent title that focuses on the great sweep of South Texas ranchland and history is I Would Rather Sleep in Texas: A History of the Lower Rio Grande Valley and the People of the Santa Anita Land Grant by Mary Margaret McAllen Amberson, James A. McAllen, and Margaret H. McAllen. Spanish Conquistadors and Mexican revolutionaries, cowboys and ranchers, Texas Rangers and Civil War generals are all a part of this centuries-long story of the men and women who struggled to make this land their home.