Land of Bears and Honey: A Natural History of East Texas

Awards:   Winner of Annual Publication Award, Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society 1984 (United States) Winner of Ottis Lock Endowment Award for the best book on East Texas, East Texas Historical Association 1985 (United States) Winner of Texas Literary Festival Award for Nonfiction (Southwestern Booksellers Association & Dallas Times Herald) 1985 (United States)
Author:   Joe C. Truett ,  Daniel W. Lay
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
ISBN:  

9780292781344


Pages:   198
Publication Date:   01 September 1994
Format:   Paperback
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Awards

  • Winner of Annual Publication Award, Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society 1984 (United States)
  • Winner of Ottis Lock Endowment Award for the best book on East Texas, East Texas Historical Association 1985 (United States)
  • Winner of Texas Literary Festival Award for Nonfiction (Southwestern Booksellers Association & Dallas Times Herald) 1985 (United States)

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Winner, Ottis Lock Endowment Award for the best book on East Texas, East Texas Historical Association, 1985 Texas Literary Festival Award for Nonfiction (Southwestern Booksellers Association & Dallas Times Herald), 1985 Annual Publication Award, Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society, 1984 The story of the land, wildlife, and ecology of East Texas.

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Author:   Joe C. Truett ,  Daniel W. Lay
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780292781344


ISBN 10:   0292781342
Pages:   198
Publication Date:   01 September 1994
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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"""To compare the style and content of this little book to that of the late Aldo Leopold is indeed high praise, yet the reviewer finds this comparison valid, both in content and style... The book is a gem."" Quarterly Review of Biology ""This elegant chronicle of the natural history of a once-rich area will appeal strongly to birders, ecologists, to anyone who enjoys the outdoors."" Publishers Weekly ""In Land of Bears and Honey, East Texans have their own regional Walden, written with keen historical perspectives, literary style, and deep respect for the land."" Fred Tarpley, East Texas Historical Journal ""...this graceful blend of history, narrative and dialogue paints a noble portrait of one more disappearing chunk of Americana."" Los Angeles Times Book Review ""...one of the most powerful chronicles of man's destructiveness to come along in many years."" Southwest Review"


To compare the style and content of this little book to that of the late Aldo Leopold is indeed high praise, yet the reviewer finds this comparison valid, both in content and style... The book is a gem. Quarterly Review of Biology This elegant chronicle of the natural history of a once-rich area will appeal strongly to birders, ecologists, to anyone who enjoys the outdoors. Publishers Weekly In Land of Bears and Honey, East Texans have their own regional Walden, written with keen historical perspectives, literary style, and deep respect for the land. Fred Tarpley, East Texas Historical Journal ...this graceful blend of history, narrative and dialogue paints a noble portrait of one more disappearing chunk of Americana. Los Angeles Times Book Review ...one of the most powerful chronicles of man's destructiveness to come along in many years. Southwest Review


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The authors of Land of Bears and Honey were both native East Texans. Joe C. Truett headed Truett Research, an organization that investigates the effects of people on the land; for the past twenty-five years he has conducted research on the ecological impacts of human actions. Daniel W. Lay worked for more than forty years as a wildlife biologist with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

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