The Master Showmen of King Ranch: The Story of Beto and Librado Maldonado

by Jane Clements Monday, Betty Bailey Colley, Beto Maldonado

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Winner, San Antonio Conservation Society Citation, 2011

Texas's King Ranch has become legendary for a long list of innovations, the most enduring of which is the development of the first official cattle breed in the Americas, the Santa Gertrudis. Among those who played a crucial role in the breed's success were Librado and Alberto "Beto" Maldonado, master showmen of the King Ranch. A true "bull whisperer," Librado Maldonado developed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292719434
• ISBN13: 9780292719439
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"