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Captain Richard King

The King Ranch

By John Kernaghan, Contributor
December / January 2001

December 1, 2000 by 3 Comments

How the orphaned son of Irish immigrants ended up owning one of the largest cattle ranches in Texas.Kingsville, Texas: You look across the flat, dry miles stretching to the horizon, land that was even more foreboding 150 years ago, and wonder how an Irish river pilot could see this developing as the epicenter of the American cattle industry. This was the Wild Horse Desert or … [Read more...] about The King Ranch

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