books.google.com - "The concept for this book was to choose typical, important ranches which for one reason or another had an impact on Texas and the West.... Clayton covers the daily way of life, the dynamics of ranch life, the struggles that went into creating and sustaining the ranches?and the factors that contributed...http://books.google.com/books/about/Historic_Ranches_of_Texas.html?id=BVYLrXGCJYIC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareHistoric Ranches of Texas