Pride of place : a contemporary anthology of Texas nature writing / edited by David Taylor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Taylor, David, 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural history--Texas.

Natural history.

History--Texas.

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Denton, TX : University of North Texas Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-299-47191-9

1-57441-545-X

OCLC:

850220836