A Ranching Saga

A Ranching Saga tells the story of father and son pioneer ranchers in the Southwest. Around the turn of the century, William Electious Halsell and Ewing Halsell were integral to the growing ranching industry in Texas and Oklahoma. Through newspaper accounts, legal documents, personal correspondence, and interviews with family members, friends, and acquaintances, A Ranching Saga recounts the lives of these two keen businessmen, proud civic leaders, and philanthropists. What is revealed is a legacy of hard work, moral character, and compassion, as well as a close relationship with the land. Texas historian William Curry Holden sifts through correspondence, reports and statistics, and extensive research to tell of three generations of the Halsell family, from their arrival in Texas in 1854 to the mid-twentieth century. Holden enriches the family narrative with personal accounts of the places, geology, flora, fauna, weather, economics, and history of the region. He interviewed more than 150 people to understand the characters and personalities of the two men whose cultural influence on Texas and the Southwest region spans more than a century. Illustrated with nearly two dozen drawings by José Cisneros , A Ranching Saga is the biography of family whose destiny was realized in the cattle they nurtured, the land they loved, and the people they encouraged along the way.

Praise for KINGS OF TEXAS "Kings of Texas is a fresh and very welcome history of the great King Ranch. It's concise but thorough, crisply written, meticulous, and very readable. It should find a wide audience." -Larry McMurtry, author of Sin Killer and the Pulitzer Prize--winning Lonesome Dove "This book is about the King Ranch, but it is about much more than that. A compelling chronicle of war, peace, love, betrayal, birth, and death in the region where the Texas-Mexico border blurs in the haze of the Wild Horse Desert, it is also an intriguing detective story with links to the present-and a first-rate read." -H.W. Brands, author of The Age of Gold and the bestselling Pulitzer Prize finalist The First American

A defining study of the Four Sixes Ranch with photographs.

Traces the history and present-day operation of twelve prominent Texas ranches.

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.

In the thrilling saga from the Western Heritage and Spur Award–winning author, Chet Byrnes stands his ground—with his courage, guns, and blood. For Chet Byrnes, building a ranching empire means adding new land, hiring good men, finding water, and trying new breeds of cattle. But outlaws and Tucson’s idle rich want to take it all away—and Arizona just may be too lawless to stop it. So while the Byrnes family expands its reach, Chet must do his job hunting down outlaws on either side of the border. Chet’s cowboys prove to be tireless fighters, going up against former Mexican military men, a powerful family with bad in their blood. Then Chet takes on the most dangerous risk of all: a bloody, all-out shooting war—with everything to lose, and one last enemy to kill . . . “Dusty takes readers into the real west at full gallop.” —New York Times-bestselling author Jodi Thomas “Dusty Richards writes . . . with the flavor of the real West.” —Elmer Kelton

She's the beauty with a smile that won't quit and a heart of gold. He's the cranky, prideful rancher who wants help from no one. Trouble is... she won't take no for an answer. Quirky, six-foot-tall Clara Miller has it all. And although she's on the bigger side, she's gorgeous from head to toe. She's got all the money she could ever need, a successful ranch where she gets to tend to her chickens and vegetable garden, and a Papa and siblings who are loving and supportive. So why does it still feel like something's missing? Nathan Westbrook is living a nightmare. He's angry, bitter, scarred, in constant pain, and beyond frustrated. Getting struck by lightning will do that to a man. He was practically self-sustained on his homestead. Now it's tough just getting dressed everyday, much less getting the animals fed and the gardens tended to. When Clara volunteers at church to take a meal and groceries to a man on the outskirts of town, she has no idea what she's in for. After all, she just wants to be of service. And seeing folks enjoy her food makes her day. Nathan doesn't want anyone's help. He's a loner and likes it that way. Then one day, she busts down his door, and everything changes. Can this country beauty tame the beast Nathan has become? Or will he run her off before she has the chance... Meet the Miller family - Three interconnected series - Tons of stellar reviews between all of the books. And enough reading to keep you busy for a long time! Author's Note: Brides of Miller Ranch N.M. is a spin-off series of my two best-selling series Brothers of Miller Ranch and Miller Brothers of Texas. Fans have liked the Miller Family Saga so much, I decided to write about their final set of cousins in New Mexico! This new series is all about their cousins who own a smaller ranch (compared to the Montana and Texas Millers) and this time, it's about cowgirls finding their dream men. Download a Brides of Miller Ranch, N.M. book today and come on this sweet cowgirl journey with me! Also, download the Miller Brothers of Texas Prologue for FREE! Visit nataliedeanauthor.com to find out how. More of Natalie's Well-Loved Miller Family Novels! Brothers of Miller Ranch (First Miller Family Series) Her Second Chance Cowboy, Book One Saving Her Cowboy, Book Two Her Rival Cowboy, Book Three Her Fake Fiance Cowboy Protector, Book Four Taming Her Cowboy Billionaire, Book Five Miller Brothers of Texas (Second Miller Family Series) The New Cowboy at Miller Ranch, Prologue (Exclusive for my newsletter subscribers) Humbling Her Cowboy, Book One In Debt to the Cowboy, Book Two The Cowboy Falls for the Veterinarian, Book Three Almost Fired by the Cowboy, Book Four Faking a Date with her Cowboy Boss, Book Five Brides of Miller Ranch, N.M. (Third Miller Family Series) Cowgirl Fallin' for the Single Dad, Book One Cowgirl Fallin' for the Ranch Hand, Book Two Cowgirl Fallin' for the Neighbor, Book Three More Coming Soon!

Pilot Dodge Kingston has always been the heir to Sky King Ranch. But after a terrible family fight, he left to become a pararescue jumper. A decade later, he's headed home to the destiny that awaits him. That's not all that's waiting for Dodge. His childhood best friend and former flame, Echo Yazzie, is a true Alaskan--a homesteader, dogsledder, and research guide for the DNR. Most of all, she's living a life Dodge knows could get her killed. One of these days she's going to get lost in the woods again, and his worst fear is that he won't be there to find her. When one of Echo's fellow researchers goes missing, Echo sets out to find her, despite a blizzard, a rogue grizzly haunting the woods, and the biting cold. Plus, there's more than just the regular dangers of the Alaskan forests stalking her . . . Will Dodge be able to find her in time? And if he does, is there still room for him in her heart? Sunrise is the first explosive volume in a new nail-biting series from USA Today bestselling author Susan May Warren.