| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Conservation leadership series |
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Conservation leadership series.
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| Contents |
Photographer's note -- Prologue: Drought -- Introduction -- Spring -- Summer -- Autumn -- Winter -- Epilogue |
| Summary |
In 1885, San Antonio architect Alfred Giles began buying the land that would become Hillingdon Ranch, eventually accumulating 13,000 acres near the town of Comfort in Kendall County. As the property passed to succeeding generations, the holdings got smaller, and more family members shared a stake in the ranch. Today, dozens of Giles descendants own pieces of it, ranging in size from ten to several hundred acres. Yet Hillingdon remains a working ranch, with day-to-day operations managed by Robin Giles, grandson of Alfred Giles; his wife, Carol; their son, Grant; and Grant's wife, Mi |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Giles family.
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| SUBJECT |
Giles family fast |
| Subject |
Ranch life -- Texas -- Kendall County
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Ranches -- Texas -- Kendall County
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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Ranch life
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Ranches
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| SUBJECT |
Hillingdon Ranch (Tex.) -- History
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Kendall County (Tex.) -- History
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| Subject |
Texas -- Hillingdon Ranch
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Texas -- Kendall County
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cantu, Lorie Woodward, 1964-
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| ISBN |
9781623490249 |
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1623490243 |
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9781461939207 |
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1461939208 |
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1299805493 |
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9781299805491 |
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