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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Larry Jene Fisher , Thad Sitton , C.E. Hunt , Maxine JohnstonPublisher: University of Texas Press Imprint: University of Texas Press Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.626kg ISBN: 9780292717824ISBN 10: 0292717822 Pages: 156 Publication Date: 01 March 2008 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsLarry Jene Fisher's pictures are beautiful and insightful records of a time that, as Sitton points out, is the end of a time... For which reason, these pictures and Sitton and Hunt's commentaries are priceless reminders of a piece of history, where some of us came from, and what we were and how we lived... This is a jewel of a book. F. E. Abernethy, Executive Secretary and Editor (1971-2004), Texas Folklore Society, and author of Tales from the Big Thicket """Larry Jene Fisher's pictures are beautiful and insightful records of a time that, as Sitton points out, is the end of a time... For which reason, these pictures and Sitton and Hunt's commentaries are priceless reminders of a piece of history, where some of us came from, and what we were and how we lived... This is a jewel of a book."" F. E. Abernethy, Executive Secretary and Editor (1971-2004), Texas Folklore Society, and author of Tales from the Big Thicket" Author InformationLarry Jene Fisher (1902-1956) has been called ""the Renaissance man of East Texas."" He worked as an aviator, musician, photographer, playwright, filmmaker, and passionate researcher. He lived in Saratoga, Texas, while making these photographs. Thad Sitton is an award-winning historian who specializes in life in the Texas countryside before World War II. C. E. Hunt is a writer and is active in conserving the natural and cultural heritage of Texas. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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