Legendary locals of the Big Bend and Davis Mountains, Texas / Jim Glendinning.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glendinning, Jim., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Legendary locals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Big Bend Region (Tex.)--Biography--Portraits.

Big Bend Region (Tex.).

Davis Mountains Region (Tex.)--Biography--Portraits.

Davis Mountains Region (Tex.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (125 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Other Title:

Legendary locals of the Big Bend and Davis Mountains

Davis Mountains, Texas

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Legendary Locals is an imprint of Arcadia Pub., [2013]

Summary:

"Home of the Last Frontier" is how the local radio station aptly describes the Big Bend and Davis Mountains region of West Texas, the sparsely populated area of desert and mountain close to the Mexican border. After 1848, the first settlers started to move inches They came to make a living, and a few made a fortune. Mysterious cattle baron Milton Faver ran 10,000 cattle in the 1870s. Others came for their health, like J.O. Langford, his wife, and young daughters who, seeking a dry climate, came to homestead on the Rio Grande. Today’s newcomers are equally pioneering in their own way. Donald Judd was the catalyst that changed Marfa from a moribund cow town to an internationally recognized art center. Edie Elfring, an immigrant from a small island in the Baltic Sea, has picked up trash and tended Alpine’s public gardens--unasked and unpaid--for years. They were drawn to what their predecessors found: a boundless landscape peopled by a few hardy, independent souls.

Contents:

Pioneers

Ranchers and cowboys

Teachers and coaches

Art, music, and letter

Groups

Business

Professional and public service

Others.

Notes:

Includes index.

OCLC:

883634320