{"product_id":"petras-legacy-the-south-texas-ranching-empire-of-petra-vela-and-mifflin-kenedy-paperback-softback-9781648432668","title":"Petra's Legacy; The South Texas Ranching Empire of Petra Vela and Mifflin Kenedy (Paperback \/ softback) 9781648432668","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePetra's Legacy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe South Texas Ranching Empire of Petra Vela and Mifflin Kenedy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJane Clements Monday (Author), Frances Brannen Vick (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781648432668\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 June 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e448 pages, 83 b\u0026amp;w illustrations, 4 line art, 6 maps\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 1.5 cm, 0.272 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Petra Kenedy is . . . one of the more significant and intriguing Texas women of the nineteenth century . . . the manuscript fulfills a continuing need for more historical works on South Texas. . . . ” - Paula Mitchell Marks, Associate Professor at St. Edward’s University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“. . . a valuable, carefully researched, engaging chronicle of legendary South Texas pioneers in the 19th century and their legacy, which continues to shape the state.” - \u003ci\u003eTexas Books in Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The book's production values are first-rate. . . book exemplifies women's studies at its finest.” - \u003ci\u003eSouthwestern Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe matriarch of one of the most important families in Texas history, Petra Vela Kenedy has remained a shadowy presence in the annals of South Texas. In this biography of Petra Vela Kenedy, the authors not only tell her story but also relate the history of South Texas through a woman’s perspective. Utilizing previously unpublished letters, journals, photographs, and other primary materials, the authors reveal the intimate stories of the families who for years dominated governments, land acquisition, commerce, and border politics along the Rio Grande and across the Wild Horse Desert. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Petra’s early life in the landed ranchero society of northern Mexico, through her alliance with Luis Vidal—an officer in the Mexican army to whom she bore eight children—until her move to Brownsville after Vidal’s death, Petra lived in Mexico. When she moved to Texas, having taken Vidal’s name, she represented a link to the landed families of the region. Mifflin Kenedy, a steamboat captain who had first come to Texas during the Mexican War, married into her world, acquiring local respectability and stature when he took Petra as his wife.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe story of their life together encompasses war, the taming of a frontier, the blending of cultures, the origin of a ranching empire, and the establishment of a foundation and trust that still endure today, giving millions to Texas through charitable gifts. An attractive woman of business acumen, strong religious convictions, and intense family loyalty, Petra Vela Kenedy’s influence through her husband and her children left a legacy whose exploration is long overdue.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Texas A\u0026#38;M University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52695468015896,"sku":"9781648432668","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/petras-legacy-the-south-texas-ranching-empire-of-petra-vela-and-mifflin-kenedy-paperback-softback-9781648432668","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}