The Empire Ranch

Author : Gail Waechter Corkill,Sharon E. Hunt
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439649947

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Empire Ranch by Gail Waechter Corkill,Sharon E. Hunt Pdf

The Empire Ranch sits in the heart of the rolling grasslands and oak-studded foothills of Las Cienegas National Conservation Area in southeastern Arizona. Its remarkable history and the ranching way of life are told through the stories of the men, women, and children of the Empire, most notably the Vail, Boice, and Donaldson families. Walter L. Vail and Herbert R. Hislop purchased the Empire Ranch homestead for $2,000 in 1876. The Vail family operated the ranch until 1928, turning it into a cattle ranching empire. From 1928 to 1975, the well-respected Boice family ran a vibrant Hereford operation on the Empire. The Donaldson family used innovative range management methods to continue the ranching legacy from 1975 to 2009. Today, the ranch, under the management of the Bureau of Land Management, remains one of the oldest continuously working cattle ranches in the region.

Author : Jefferson Glass
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781493048373

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Empire by Jefferson Glass Pdf

A collage of characters shaped the west of the nineteenth century. Large and powerful cattlemen, backed by eastern and European investors, flooded the prairie with herds often numbering 50-80 thousand head. They had visions of doubling or tripling their money quickly while their cattle grazed on the free grass of the open range. Others, like Martin Gothberg wisely invested in the future of the young frontier. Starting with a humble 160-acre homestead in 1885, he continued to expand and develop a modest ranch that eventually included tens of thousands of acres of deeded land. Gothberg’s story parallels the history of open range cattle ranches, cowboys, roundups, homesteaders, rustlers, sheep men and range wars. It does not end there. As the Second Industrial Revolution escalated in the late 1800s, so did the demand for petroleum products. What began with a demand for beef to feed the hungry cities of the eastern United States fostered the demand for wool to clothe them and graduated into a demand for oil to warm them in winter and fuel the mechanized age of the twentieth century. All were a critical part of shaping American history. Through the lens of this family saga—a part of the history of the West comes to life in the hands of this storyteller and historian.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 794 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556033408485

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Las Cienegas Resource Management Plan by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1876 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Law
ISBN : MINN:31951D02533325F

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Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2007 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1880 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PSU:000058157237

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Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for ... by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations Pdf

Author : Herbert Robert Hislop
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Empire Ranch (Ariz.)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105033901369

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An Englishman's Arizona by Herbert Robert Hislop Pdf

Author : Judy Alter
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781493052646

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The Most Land, the Best Cattle by Judy Alter Pdf

In the 19th century, Daniel Waggoner and his son, W.T. (Tom), put together an empire in North Texas that became the largest ranch under one fence in the nation. The 520,000-plus acres or 800 square miles covers six counties and sits on a large oil field in the Red River Valley of North Texas. Over the years, the estate also owned five banks, three cottonseed oil mills, and a coal company. While the Waggoner men built the empire, their wives and daughters enjoyed the fruits of their labor. This dynasty’s love of the land was rivaled only by their love of money and celebrity, and the different family factions eventually clashed. Although Dan seems to have led a fairly low-profile life, W. T. moved to Fort Worth, became a bank director, built two office buildings, ran his cattle on the Big Pasture in Indian Territory (Oklahoma), hosted Teddy Roosevelt at a wolf hunt in the Big Pasture, and sent Quanah Parker to Washington, D.C., for Roosevelt’s inauguration. W. T. had two sons, Guy and E. Paul, and a daughter named Electra, the light of his life. W. T. built a mansion in Fort Worth for her—today the house, the last surviving cattle baron mansion on Fort Worth’s Silk Stocking Row, is open to the public for tours and events. Electra, an international celebrity and extravagant shopper (she once spent $10,000 in one day at Neiman Marcus), died at the age of forty-three. Guy had nine wives; his brother E. Paul, partier and horse breeder, was married to the same woman for fifty years and had one daughter, Electra II. Electra II was a both a celebrity and a talented sculptor, best known for a heroic-size statue of Will Rogers on his horse, Soapsuds, as well as busts of two presidents and various movie stars. After marriage to an executive she settled in a mansion at the ranch and raised two daughters. This colorful history of one of Texas’s most influential ranching families demonstrates that it took strength and determination to survive in the ranching world…and the society it spawned.

Author : Mark Poirier
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781408849996

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Modern Ranch Living by Mark Poirier Pdf

'Poirier is a wonderful creator of situations ... His great creation here is Kendra ... Poirier makes you feel trapped in his characters' own predicaments. This is America as it really is ... Superb' Guardian 'One of the most kinetic, original young fiction writers we've read in a long time' Esquire The weather is hotter than hell in Tucson, Arizona, and weird things are afoot in the crumbling desert community of Rancho Sin Vacas. Sixteen-year-old Kendra hones her muscles and grapples with bad grammar, occasionally worrying about her brother, Thomas, who spends all day watching wrestling on TV. Their neighbour Merv is stuck in a rut, still living at home at thirty and looking after his troubled mother. When the strung-out teenager from over the road, Kendra's sometime-boyfriend, goes missing it affects them all in different and surprising ways. And although Kendra is apparently unconcerned, claiming that he's just run away, she can't shake the feeling that something strange is in the air this summer.

Author : Don Sloper
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0738546879

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Los Angeles's Chester Place by Don Sloper Pdf

Hidden behind massive 120-year-old gates a few blocks south of downtown Los Angeles is Chester Place, the oldest gated community in the city. Created as an enclave of the wealthy and powerful in 1899, the remarkably intact stately mansions of this historic neighborhood were once home to the movers and shakers of politics, industry, and entertainment. Beside century-old palm trees, the former mansion of oil-industry pioneer Edward Doheny stands as the centerpiece of the neighborhood at No. 8 Chester Place, which was purchased in 1901. His family dominated the neighborhood for the next 57 years. Located side by side with St. James Park in what is today called the West Adams District at the northern extents of University Park, containing the University of Southern California, Chester Place has been home to the campus of Mount St. Mary's College for a generation.

Author : Judy Alsager
Publisher : Williams Lake, B.C. : Bluedoor Pub.
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0968288308

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Gang Ranch by Judy Alsager Pdf

The Gang Ranch—British Columbia's sprawling and legendary million-acre cattle empire—at long last came under Canadian ownership in 1978. Judy Alsager, one of the owners, takes us on a sincere and moving journey of breathtaking scenic images through the tumultuous times that see the Ranch rise proudly from its previous comatose state to become a thriving, exciting operation once again. She shares with us the heartache and desperation of the Alsager family as a bizarre series of events brings the Gang Ranch toppling down without warning, thrusting the family into an alien labyrinth of legal and banking malfunctions. This is an honest account of what actually transpired to tear the Alsager family apart and how the Gang Ranch was wrested away from the family's grasp, resulting in the tragic loss of one of Canada's grandest and most historic assets.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1060 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015090414122

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Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2011, Part 1A, 2010, 111-2 Hearings by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1058 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Law
ISBN : UCR:31210022612665

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Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2011 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Pdf

Author : Gail Waechter Corkill
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-03
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439657539

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Circle Z Guest Ranch by Gail Waechter Corkill Pdf

Nestled in Sonoita Valley along the banks of Sonoita Creek, just 15 miles north of Mexico, Circle Z Guest Ranch welcomes vacationers to experience a taste of the Old West, with the comfortable pleasures of a traditional family-style ranch but without the risks. Horseback riding, relaxation, and cowboy cookouts have been the ranch’s main attractions for the past 90 years, earning Circle Z the distinction of being the oldest continuously operating guest ranch in Arizona. It evolved from a four-room adobe homestead to a working cattle ranch before becoming a highly profitable sheepherding operation. In 1924, brothers Carl and Lee Zinsmeister arrived in Patagonia with a vision of developing a dude ranch with a resort feel. They purchased 5,000 acres of the San José de Sonoita land grant, which included the Sanford estate. Circle Z opened in 1926 and quickly became one of the finest guest ranches in the state. Today, the Nash family operates this memorable ranch famous for its well-trained horses and miles of scenic trails.

Author : Janet Ann Stewart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UCSD:31822042769455

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Arizona Ranch Houses by Janet Ann Stewart Pdf

Janet Stewart's overview of Arizona ranch houses not only recounts the development of a popular architectural form, ir also offers a practical guide for modern homebuilders who wish to recapture this famous style. Photographs and floor plans accompany the text.

Author : J. W. Williams
Publisher : Double Mountain Books
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : IND:30000067241830

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The Big Ranch Country by J. W. Williams Pdf

A Double Mountain Books classic reissue, this storybook travelogue covers the big ranches of West and South Texas. Williams made many informal excursions to study their history, founders, and owners, picking up facts, folklore, and range gossip along the way. He documents the fifteen largest ranches in Texas and the ways they adapted to changing conditions in the ranching industry. Photographs and maps illustrate the text. Though it never received wide circulation following its publication in 1954, The Big Ranch Country has been recognized as a standard work by ranch historians. J. W. Williams wrote often in books and newspapers about West Texas, and his work is still cited by authors and scholars.