Want to find and old book about the Miller and Lutz Cattle Company
(about the 1800's in the San Joaquin Valley) - might have been called
the Cattle King.

Hello.

The book was indeed called "The Cattle King." The author was Edward
Treadwell. It was first published in 1931.  Here is the Library of
Congress catalog entry:
http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v3=1&DB=local&CMD=010a+31010243&CNT=10+records+per+page


The book has been republished several times. There are editions from
1950, 1966, 1981, 1998 and 2003.

A copy of the 1981 edition is available from a dealer listed on
Abebooks.com for $7. See:
Treadwell, Edward F.
The Cattle King, The Biography of Henry Miller, Founder of the Miller
& Lux Cattle Empire
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BookDetails?bi=211818682

A copy of the 1966 edition is available for $10 from a dealer listed
on abebooks.com:
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BookDetails?bi=222757240

A copy of the 1931 edition is available for $19.02 from a dealer
listed on abebooks.com:
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BookDetails?bi=86992765

A 1931 first edition signed by the author is available for $75 from a
dealer listed on Abebooks.com:
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=138224932


A new paperback edition is available from Amazon.com for $10.36:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0934136106

Various other editions available from Alibris.com:
http://www.alibris.com/search/search.cfm?qwork=972820&matches=3&qsort=p

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search strategy:
Library of Congress catalog: cattle king
various book dealer sites: cattle king, treadwell

I hope this helps.