Pride of place [[electronic resource] ] : a contemporary anthology of Texas nature writing / / edited by David Taylor

• Pubblicazione: Denton, TX, : University of North Texas Press, c2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Disciplina: 508.764
• Soggetto topico: Natural history - Texas; History - Texas
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: TaylorDavid <1962->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Pride of place
• ISBN: 1-299-47191-9; 1-57441-545-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452938603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II