Paddling the wild Neches / Richard M. Donovan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Donovan, Richard M., 1936-

Series:

River books (Series)

River books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Donovan, Richard M., 1936---Travel--Texas--Neches River.

Donovan, Richard M.

Canoes and canoeing--Texas--Neches River.

Canoes and canoeing.

Neches River (Tex.)--Description and travel.

Neches River (Tex.).

Neches River Valley (Tex.)--Description and travel.

Neches River Valley (Tex.).

Neches River Region (Tex.)--Social life and customs.

Neches River Region (Tex.).

Neches River Region (Tex.)--History, Local.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Donovan takes readers canoeing down a 200-mile stretch of this river that flows through the heart of East Texas. He chronicles the river's natural and cultural history and makes a case for preserving its natural flow of this historic watercourse.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""The Neches River and Its People""; ""Launching the Expedition""; ""Open Range and Livestock on the Roads""; ""The War on Hardwoods""; ""DEAD OR ALIVE""; ""Locomotives and Coyotes""; ""Closing the Woods""; ""Into the Wild""; ""Outlaw Hunting and the Albino Buck""; ""Hog Killin� Time""; ""Loggin� Camps and the Last Black Bear""; ""Steamboats and Logs""; ""White-Tailed Deer and the Fredonia Rebellion""; ""Fort Teran and Shawnee Creek""; ""Rockland Dam""; ""Dunkin Ferry""; ""Upland Island Wilderness""; ""Boykin Creek""

""Bottomland Forest""""Forks of the River""; ""Journey�s End""; ""Conclusion""; ""Epilogue""; ""Further Reading""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-228) and index.

ISBN:

1-299-05341-6

1-60344-555-2

OCLC:

1298879928