{"product_id":"bob-kleberg-and-the-king-ranch-9780292711877","title":"Bob Kleberg and the King Ranch","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis absorbing biography, written by Kleberg’s top assistant of many years, captures both the life of the man and the spirit of the kingdom he ruled, offering a rare, insider’s view of life on a fabled Texas ranch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Cypher spent 40 years (1948-88) on the King Ranch, most of the time as assistant to the president [Bob Kleberg]. Few people could be better qualified to lend an air of intimacy to a story about a 15-million-acre spread and the man who led it for more than 50 years. \u003ci\u003eBob Kleberg and the King Ranch\u003c\/i\u003e combines a biography of Kleberg with the story of the postwar boom years that changed the King Ranch from a Mexican hacienda into a traditional South Texas cattle ranch and finally into an international corporate agribusiness. * Houston Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003eCypher writes ranch history and personal memories of ‘The Boss’ with affection and self-effacing loyalty. His easy conversational style makes life on a working ranch, the care and feeding of visiting celebrities and the field of international agribusiness both understandable and entertaining. If [Edna] Ferber were writing \u003ci\u003eGiant\u003c\/i\u003e today, she wouldn’t need to visit the King Ranch. She could read Cypher’s book. * San Antonio Express-News *\u003cbr\u003eCypher not only writes well but he is a great story teller and gives the reader probably the best of what will ever be known of the inner Bob Kleberg. * East Texas Historical Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne. The Beginning, Century II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo. Embellishing a Legacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree. Let's Go to a Roundup\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour. Simple Styles, Simple Habits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFive. On Entering Another World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix. Going International: The First Step\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeven. Inventing a Beef Factory—Venezuela\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEight. Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNine. Brazil, a Multifaceted Adventure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTen. Argentine Problems, People Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEleven. Versailles via Flushing Meadows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwelve. Another World, Down Under\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThirteen. From the New Cattle World to the Old\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFourteen Decision Making, the Contorted Process\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFifteen. The Trials of the Two Kings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSixteen. We Say Good-bye\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfterword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"MU - University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036871229783,"sku":"9780292711877","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292711877.jpg?v=1750932807","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bob-kleberg-and-the-king-ranch-9780292711877","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}