Awards & Halls of Fame // Western Heritage Awards Back to All All Awards Annie Oakley Ben Johnson Chester Reynolds Great Western Performers Great Westerners PBR Heroes & Legends Prix de West Rodeo Hall of Fame Small Works, Great Wonders Tad Lucas Western Heritage Awards Back to all Western Heritage Awards Awarded in 1981 The King Ranch, The Last Empire Literary, Magazine Article Author: William Broyles Jr. Publisher: Texas Monthly Bio The King Ranch, The Last Empire, by William Broyles Jr.; Texas Monthly. Back to All Bio The King Ranch, The Last Empire, by William Broyles Jr.; Texas Monthly. More to Explore Film/Television, Theatrical Motion Picture Awarded in 1981 Heartland Art Book, Literary Awarded in 1981 Taos: A Painter’s Dream Music, Music Awarded in 1981 Heartland Factual Television Program (1961-1989), Film/Television Awarded in 1981 The Lone Star Cowboy Other Awards, Special Awards Awarded in 1981 Alfred A. Knopf Literary, Nonfiction Book Awarded in 1981 Bartlett Richards: Nebraska Sandhills Cattleman Literary Awarded in 1981 Gold Dust; Saga of the Forty-Niners Other Awards, Special Awards Awarded in 1981 John Mantley Other Awards, Special Awards Awarded in 1981 Buck Taylor View All