Monday, Jane Clements. <br/><br/>
Petra's Legacy :  The South Texas Ranching Empire of Petra Vela and Mifflin Kenedy. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (445 pages) 
 - Perspectives on South Texas .
 - Perspectives on South Texas .
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Prologue -- 1823-54: "Into Her World"-Petra's Story -- 1823-54: "Into Her World"-Mifflins Story -- 1855-60: Forging a Life in Brownsville -- 1860-62: War Clouds Gather -- 1863: War Closes in on the 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 Los Laureles-The 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 -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781603444606 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Kenedy, Petra Vela, -- 1823-1885.<br/>Kenedy, Mifflin, -- 1818-1895.<br/>Women ranchers -- Rio Grande Valley -- Biography.<br/>Ranchers -- Rio Grande Valley -- Biography.<br/>Ranch life -- Rio Grande Valley -- History -- 19th century.<br/>Married people -- Rio Grande Valley -- Biography.<br/>Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F392.R5 -- M665 2007eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>976.4/405092;B