| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 430 pages) : illustrations, map. |
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text file |
| Series |
Perspectives on South Texas
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Perspectives on south Texas.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-416) and index. |
| Contents |
1823-54 : "into her world" : Petra's story -- 1823-54 : "into her world" : Mifflin's story -- 1855-60 : forging a life in Brownsville -- 1860-62 : war clouds gather -- 1863 : war closes on Rio Grande Valley -- 1864-65 : chaos along the Rio Grande -- 1866 : home again -- 1867-68 : "woe to Brownsville! woe to Matamoros!" -- 1869-71 : "quién viene" -- 1872-74 : one foot in Brownsville, one in the Wild Horse Desert -- 1873 : politics, bandits, and hard economic times -- 1874 : railroads and cattle drives -- 1875 : Leander McNelly and the Texas Rangers -- 1876 : the apple of his father's eye -- 1877-78 : "a fiend in human form" -- 1879-80 : last days at Laureles : Laurel Leaf Ranch -- 1881 : to the body of Christ : Corpus Christi -- 1882 : la parra : the Grapevine Ranch -- 1883 : they were always there for one another -- 1884 : farewell to Santiago -- 1885 : goodbye to Petrita. |
| Summary |
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 Utilizing previously unpublished letters, journals, photographs, and other primary materials, the authors reveal the intimate stories of the families who for years dominated governments, land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. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Kenedy, Petra Vela, 1823-1885.
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Kenedy, Petra Vela, 1823-1885. |
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Kenedy, Mifflin, 1818-1895.
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Kenedy, Mifflin, 1818-1895. |
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Women ranchers -- Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) -- Biography.
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Women ranchers. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Ranchers -- Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) -- Biography.
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Ranchers. |
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Ranch life -- Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) -- History -- 19th century.
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Ranch life. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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Married people -- Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) -- Biography.
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Married people. |
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Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) -- Biography.
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Texas, South -- Biography.
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South Texas. |
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Brownsville (Tex.) -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Married people. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Vick, Frances Brannen, 1935-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Monday, Jane Clements, 1941- Petra's legacy. 1st ed. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2007 (DLC) 2007007775 (OCoLC)85623270 |
| ISBN |
9781603444606 (electronic book) |
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1603444602 (electronic book) |
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9781585446148 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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1585446149 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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