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Author | : Richard V. Francaviglia |
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Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : History |
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"Illustrated with many historical and contemporary maps and photographs and amplified by earlier writers' descriptions of the region, this book offers a rich historical understanding of what the Cross Timbers once were, what they have become in our time, and how they may fare in the future."--Jacket.
Author | : Richard V. Francaviglia |
Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 2010-06-28 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0292789025 |
“A thoughtful, thorough, and updated account of this bio-region” from the author of From Sail to Steam: Four Centuries of Texas Maritime History, 1500-1900 (Great Plains Research). Winner, Friends of the Dallas Public Library Award, Texas Institute of Letters, 2001 A complex mosaic of post oak and blackjack oak forests interspersed with prairies, the Cross Timbers cover large portions of southeastern Kansas, eastern Oklahoma, and north central Texas. Home to indigenous peoples over several thousand years, the Cross Timbers were considered a barrier to westward expansion in the nineteenth century, until roads and railroads opened up the region to farmers, ranchers, coal miners, and modern city developers, all of whom changed its character in far-reaching ways. This landmark book describes the natural environment of the Cross Timbers and interprets the role that people have played in transforming the region. Richard Francaviglia opens with a natural history that discusses the region’s geography, geology, vegetation, and climate. He then traces the interaction of people and the landscape, from the earliest indigenous inhabitants and European explorers to the developers and residents of today’s ever-expanding cities and suburbs. Many historical and contemporary maps and photographs illustrate the text. “This is the most important, original, and comprehensive regional study yet to appear of the amazing Cross Timbers region in North America . . . It will likely be the standard benchmark survey of the region for quite some time.” —John Miller Morris, Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Texas at San Antonio
Author | : Chris Grevemberg |
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Release | : 2023-09-22 |
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Author | : Margot Gayle |
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Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : Architecture |
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Author | : Linda Franklin Smith |
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Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 1990 |
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Author | : David Weitzman |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1998 |
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ISBN | : 9780395841709 |
While visiting his grandparents in Sutter Creek, California, Howard goes to the historic Knight Foundry and experiences firsthand the process of creating all sorts of cast iron products.
Author | : Margot Gayle |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 1998-01-06 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780393730159 |
The first book on the life and work of 19th-century American inventor and entrepreneur James Bogardus, known for his unique grinding mill and other patented devices. However, his enduring claim to fame is his cast-iron structures, forerunners of the modern skyscraper. Modern interest in Bogardus stems from the historic preservation movement. His four surviving buildings in New York are recognized landmarks. Illustrated.
Author | : Roderick Townley |
Publisher | : Bluefire |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 0375847421 |
While trying to outwit the soldiers who are occupying their small town, Daniel, who cannot lie, and Emily, who discovers she has magical powers, are drawn to an island in the heart of the forest where townsfolk have been warned never to go.
Author | : Sylvain Tesson |
Publisher | : Rizzoli Publications |
Total Pages | : 245 |
Release | : 2013-10-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0847841405 |
A journalist embarks on the adventure of a lifetime—living in a remote cabin in Siberia—in this Thoreau-esque meditation on escaping the chaos of modern life and rediscovering the luxury of solitude. “…wry, exuberant, and a perfect balm for anyone who dreams of running away to the middle of nowhere.” —San Francisco Chronicle No stranger to inhospitable places, journalist Sylvain Tesson exiles himself to a wooden cabin on Siberia’s Lake Baikal—a full day’s hike from any “neighbor”—with his thoughts, his books, a couple of dogs, and many bottles of vodka for company. Writing from February to July, he shares his deep appreciation for the harsh but beautiful land, the resilient men and women who populate it, and the bizarre and tragic history that has given Siberia an almost mythological place in the imagination. Rich with observation, introspection, and the good humor necessary to laugh at his own folly, Tesson’s memoir is about the ultimate freedom of owning your own time. Only in the hands of a gifted storyteller can an experiment in isolation become an exceptional adventure accessible to all. By recording his impressions in the face of silence, his struggles in a hostile environment, his hopes, doubts, and moments of pure joy in communion with nature, Tesson makes a decidedly out-of-the-ordinary experience relatable. The awe and joy are contagious, and one comes away with the comforting knowledge that “as long as there is a cabin deep in the woods, nothing is completely lost.”
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