Henrietta King: Loving the Land - eBook Author: Mary Dodson Wade Retail Price: $9.99 Our Price: $7.99 Save: 2.00 (20.02%) Availability: In Stock        Here’s the story of a prim schoolteacher who married an experienced frontiersman and moved to a hut made of mud on her husband’s newly claimed land in Texas. Henrietta King dealt with every manmade and natural threat known to the frontier as well as consequences of the Civil War. She expanded her husband’s ranch to over a million acres, cared for the health and education of her Mexican ranch hands, and developed a new breed of cattle that could withstand the Texas heat. Meet a woman who was a major influence in the development of South Texas and its churches, schools, lands, and railroads. At her funeral, two hundred cowboys from the King Ranch rode around her grave in salute to 'La Patrona.' Part of the “Texas Heroes for Young Readers” series. eBook. Ages 5 to 7. Similar Items you may enjoy! Matthew: Our Loving King - eBook Author: Brian Simmons Our Price: $7.99 The Book of Matthew (2020 Edition): Our Loving King - eBook Author: Brian Simmons Our Price: $7.99 Teacher: The Henrietta Mears Story - eBook Author: Marcus Brotherton Our Price: $9.69 Dream Big: The Henrietta Mears Story - eBook Our Price: $7.99

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