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Charles Schreiner, General Merchandise
The legendary story of Charles Shreiner and his vast economic empire in and around Kerrville, Texas. By the end of the 19th Century his company owned 600,000 acres embracing the YO, Live Oak and other ranches. The business grew establishing also its own bank, establishing Schreiner College, and giving millions to philanthropic interests.
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- title
- Charles Schreiner, General Merchandise: The Story of a Country Store
- creator
- Haley, J. Evetts 1901-1995
- contributor
- Bugbee, H. D. (Harold Dow), 1900-1963
- publisher
- Texas State Historical Association
- date
- 1944
- language
- eng
- description.content
- Book about the three generations of ownership of Charles Schreiner's Country Store in Kerrville, Texas. Includes biographical information regarding the Schreiners, the origins of the business, and stories about Charles Schreiner.
- description.physical
- x, 73 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
- subject.LCSH
- Schreiner, Charles, 1838-1927.
- subject.UNTL-BS
- Business, Economics and Finance - Stores - General Stores
- subject.UNTL-BS
- Agriculture - Ranching - Ranches
- subject.named_person
- Reyes, Leonardo
- subject.named_person
- Real, Caspar
- subject.named_person
- Wharton, Bill
- subject.named_person
- Herzog, Nathan
- subject.named_person
- Walker, Jess
- subject.UNTL-BS
- Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Cattle
- subject.UNTL-BS
- Agriculture - Domestic Animals - Sheep
- subject.KWD
- Charles Shreiner Company
- subject.named_person
- Schreiner, A. C.
- subject.LCSH
- Biography.
- primarySource
- 0
- coverage.sDate
- 1838
- coverage.eDate
- 1944
- coverage.placeName
- United States - Texas - Kerr County - Kerrville
- coverage.timePeriod
- cat-bom
- coverage.timePeriod
- new-sou
- coverage.timePeriod
- mod-tim
- collection
- TSHAM
- institution
- TSHA
- resourceType
- text_book
- format
- text
- identifier.OCLC
- 478774
- identifier.CALL-NO
- 917.64 H137c
- identifier.LOCAL-CONT-NO
- TSHA_0004
- identifier.UNTCAT
- b1475188
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