Letters to Alice: Birth of the Kleberg-King Ranch Dynasty

Contents

Contents Foreword, by Thomas H. Kreneck ix Preface xiii Prologue, 1853–1883  A Desert Empire 1 Princess of the Wild Horse Desert 15 A Young Lawyer Establishes Himself 19 Tragedy Strikes 27 A Friendship Deepens 31 The Love Letters, 1884–1887  My Dear Little Heart 35 My Little Darling 73 My Little Pet 111 My Darling Little Wife 124 Epilogue, 1887–2011  The Children of Robert and Alice 136 Dynasty 141 The Empire Continues 151 Notes 153 Bibliography 173 Index 179 ...