Richard Smart of the Legendary Parker Ranch

Written by Dr.William C. Bergin & Dexter Keawe'ehu VredenburgThe life and times of Richard Kaleioku Smart, the erudite owner of one of America's largest, privately held ranches are presented in a new book, "Richard Smart of the Legendary Parker Ranch", written by Dr. William Bergin and Dexter Keawe'ehu Vredenburg and published by Island Heritage Publishing.Richard Smart, the last of the Parker family to own and manage Parker Ranch, was a ranching industry leader, a wise visionary for his community, Broadway star, and humanitarian. All of these distinctions are explored and explained by authors Bergin and Vredenburg, both of whom have close personal and professional ties to Parker Ranch, located on the Island of Hawaii.Size: 8-1/4" W x 9-1/2" L, 202 pages, Hardcover