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Henrietta King: Loving the Land


Texas Heroes for Young Readers

No. of pages 27

Published: 2013

Great for age 7-10 years

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Ages 9 years & over. This accessible biography introduces the woman whose acumen and tenacity enabled the King Ranch to become a legend, and whose foresight and generosity is responsible for much of the civilisation in South Texas. Rancher and philanthropist, and the only child of Maria and Hiram Chamberlain, Henrietta was born in 1832 in Boonville, Missouri. Her mother died in 1835 and her father's missionary work around Missouri and in Tennessee made for a lonely childhood. She became self-reliant and had strong, sometimes unconventional, ideas. Henrietta and her husband Richard King established their home on the Santa Gertrudis ranch, and built ranch to 1,173,000 acres by 1925. The cattle developed on the ranch were a boon to the Texas cattle industry because of their resistance to disease and heat. King was also interested in the settlement of the region between Corpus Christi and Brownsville, investing her money to improve towns, establish churches, and stabilise the companies provided jobs for citizens. [This book description comes from a different edition of this title. Please report any inaccuracies].

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called Texas Heroes For Young Readers .

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 27 pages in this book. This book was published in 2013 by Bright Sky Press .

Mary Dodson Wade is a retired educator and librarian and author of over 50 books. She lives in Houston, Texas.

 

This book is in the following series:

Texas Heroes for Young Readers

This book has been nominated for the following award:

Spur Award - Storyteller
This book was recognised in the Storyteller category by the Spur Award.