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Petra’s Legacy (Nonfiction)

by | Jan 1, 2008 | Western Books

By Jane Clements Monday and Frances Brannen Vick
Petra Vela Kenedy, torn between her native homeland and her new life in Texas, lived through the 1846-48 Mexican-American War. She and her husband Mifflin built one of the richest ranches in Texas and raised a family to carry on their legacy for generations. The family heartbreak and financial losses are no match to Petra’s strength as she holds her family together. This is


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