Living witness : historic trees of Texas / Ralph Yznaga ; foreword by Damon Waitt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yznaga, Ralph, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic trees--Texas--Pictorial works.

Historic trees.

Historic trees--Texas--Guidebooks.

Texas--History, Local.

Texas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (165 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In a beautiful tribute to the natural heritage of the Lone Star State, photographer Ralph Yznaga celebrates the strong connections between Texans and their trees. Inspired by the old Texas Forest Service book, Famous Trees of Texas, Yznaga has captured the continuing attachment we have to these magnificent reminders of our culture and history. Stunning images, stories, a detailed map, and driving directions to thirty-seven famous (and infamous) trees help us appreciate how entwined the lives of people and trees are: The Treaty Oak, memorialized in Texas lore as

Contents:

Austin: The Hogg Pecan

The Lone Star Pecan

The Treaty Oak

Burnet: The Indian Marker Tree

Center City: The Center Oak

College Station: The Century Oak

Columbus: The Columbus Oak

The Columbus Court Oak

Comanche: The Fleming Oak

Fort Worth: The Traders Oak

The Turner Oak

Galveston: The Borden Oak

Goliad: The Baptist Oak

The Cart War Oak

Gonzales: The Runaway Scrape Oak

Goose Island State Park: The Goose Island Oak

Hamilton: The Twin Oaks

Hazel Dell: The Choctaw Robinson Oak

Kyle: The Auction Oak

The Hanging Oak

La Grange: The Muster Oak

La Vernia: The Deaf Smith Oak

Lincoln: The Old Evergreen Tree

Mercury: The Heart o' Texas Oak

New Braunfels: The Church Oak

Panna Maria: The Panna Maria Oaks

Refugio: The Mission Anaqua

The Urrea Oaks

Rio Frio: The Rio Frio landmark

Rockport: The Zachary Taylor Oak

San Antonio: The Ben Milam Cypress

The Burnt Oak

San Marcos: The Kissing Oak

San Saba: The Matrimonial Oak

Seguin: The Ranger Oaks

The Whipping Oak

The Hall of Texas Heroes.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-280-77221-2

9786613682987

1-60344-767-9

OCLC:

794003811