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The last empire: a rootless steamboat captain carved the King Ranch out of the frontier more than a century ago. Today Captain King's descendants, rooted in the land she conquered, struggle to hold his legacy together.

Publication: Texas Monthly
Publication Date: 01-OCT-05
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: The last empire: a rootless steamboat captain carved the King Ranch out of the frontier more than a century ago. Today Captain King's descendants, rooted in the land she conquered, struggle to hold his legacy together.(VINTAGE / Twenty-five years ago in our pages.)(Reprint)

Article Excerpt
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN OCTOBER 1980

The two men seem to be floating quietly on a sea of cattle. They ride through the herd slowly, without rippling its surface. The rust-colored Santa Gertrudis cattle make room for them, then close back in from every side, jamming the riders' legs against the flanks of their horses. Their hands are folded across their saddle horns; only their cowboy hats move, almost imperceptibly, as they study the cattle. The vaqueros surrounding the herd sit motionless, slumped into their saddles, silhouetted against the...

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