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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Roy BedichekPublisher: University of Texas Press Imprint: University of Texas Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780292743045ISBN 10: 0292743041 Pages: 318 Publication Date: 01 January 1974 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback 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 ContentsForeword Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Karankaway Country 2. Last of the Whoopers 3. Wildlife Refuge 4. Dust 5. Coon Character 6. Camp in the Brush 7. Still in the Brush 8. Sky 9. Living in the Open 10. Bay-Shore Ramble 11. Cocks of the Booming Grounds 12. Swifts and Scissortails 13. Goats in Excess 14. Goats in Moderation 15. Silt 16. More Silt 17. Little Waters 18. Diseased Rivers Index Maps of Texas Major Physiographic Features RainfallReviewsThe record, in almost the style of a personal journal, of Mr. Bedichek's lifelong love affair with the out of doors, and a regional book that expands our limited knowledge of that a piece of Texas littoral lying between Galveston and Corpus Christi, and named after a now extinct Indian tribe. The author is deeply concerned in problems of conservation of the land, water and wild life, and repeatedly indicates how cruelly abused the area is by the citizenry. His focus is on the animal world, and he treats cranes, coons, wild goats and many other species with the detailed interest and the occasional drama other writers would give to human beings. Through observation backed by research he explores the aspects of rivers, dust storms, native Texan architecture- and the sky, which he views more as poet than astronomer. Communicable response to man's natural habitat and his fellow creatures- gentle but righteous insistence on respect and fair play....Not in the class with Peattie, but approaching that sort of market. (Kirkus Reviews) Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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