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200 10$aLetters to Alice$b[electronic resource] $ebirth of the Kleberg-King Ranch dynasty /$fedited and annotated by Jane Clements Monday and Frances Brannen Vick ; with a foreword by Thomas H. Kreneck
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aCollege Station, Tex. $cTexas A&M University Press$d2012
215   $a1 online resource (210 p.)
225 1 $aGulf Coast books ;$vno. 22
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a1-60344-471-8 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aPrologue, 1853-1883 -- A desert empire -- Princess of the Wild Horse Desert -- A young lawyer establishes himself -- Tragedy strikes -- A friendship deepens -- The love letters, 1884-1887 -- My dear little heart -- My little darling -- My little pet -- My darling little wife -- Epilogue, 1887-2011 -- The children of Robert and Alice -- The dynasty -- The empire continues.
330   $a In the summer of 1881, Robert Justus Kleberg rode across the hot, dusty South Texas brush country to the palatial home of Capt. Richard King to consult with the cattle baron about attending to his legal affairs. On that same journey, the young lawyer also first laid eyes on Alice King, "Princess of the Wild Horse Desert." Neither of their lives would ever be the same.  Published for the first time in this book, the love letters written by Kleberg to Alice Gertrudis King provide a glimpse of the lives of two of the most influential people in Texas history. Editors Jane Clements Mon
410  0$aGulf Coast books ;$vno. 22.
606   $aRanchers$zTexas$vBiography
606   $aLawyers$zTexas$vBiography
606   $aRanchers' spouses$zTexas$vBiography
607   $aKing Ranch (Tex.)$xHistory
615  0$aRanchers
615  0$aLawyers
615  0$aRanchers' spouses
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700   $aKleberg$b Robert Justus$f1853-1932.$01576976
701   $aMonday$b Jane Clements$f1941-$01501024
701   $aVick$b Frances Brannen$f1935-$01090674
701   $aKleberg$b Alice Gertrudis King$f1862-1944.$01576977
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