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Titolo |
Pride of place : a contemporary anthology of Texas nature writing / / edited by David Taylor |
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Denton, TX, : University of North Texas Press, c2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-299-47191-9 |
1-57441-545-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (224 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Natural history - Texas |
History - Texas |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Roy Bedichek, "Still Water" from Adventures with a Texas Naturalist; 2. John Graves, "Kindred Spirits" from From a Limestone Ledge; 3. Carol Cullar, "12 Variations on a Theme or Why I Live in West Texas"; 4. Pete Gunter, "A Sense of One Place as the Focus of Another: The Making of a Conservationist"; 5. Barbara "Barney" Nelson, "That One-Eyed Hereford Muley" from The Wild and the Domestic; 6. Joe Nick Patoski, "Springs"; 7. Gary Clark, "Memories of a Prairie Chicken Dance"; 8. Marian Haddad, "Wildflower. Stone."; 9. Wyman Meinzer, "Nature Writer" |
10. Ray Gonzales, "Tortas Locas" from The Underground Heart11. Naomi Shihab Nye, "Home Address" from Never in a Hurry; 12. Gerald Thurmond, "Faith's Place" from Crossroads: A Southern Culture Annual; 13. David Taylor, "Paddling the Urban Sprawl of North Texas"; 14. Stephen Harrigan, "What Texas Means to Me" from A Natural State; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Demonstrating what makes Texas diverse, this book contains fourteen essays that are held together by the story of Texas pride - the sense that from West Texas to the Coastal Plains, the people and the landscape are bold and unique. It addresses various major regions of Texas. |
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