Prairie Time - White &amp Jr.;  Grimshaw

Prairie Time

A Blackland Portrait (Sam Rayburn Series on Rural Life, Sponsored by Texas A&m Uni)
Buch | Softcover
272 Seiten
2013
Texas A & M University Press (Verlag)
978-1-62349-136-9 (ISBN)
37,35 inkl. MwSt
In its most extensive prime, the Texas Blackland Prairie formed a twelve-million-acre grassy swath across the state from near San Antonio north to the Red River. Perhaps less than one tenth of one percent of this vast prairie remains--small patches tucked away here and there, once serving as hay meadows or sprouting from rock too stony to plough.

Matt White's connections with both prairie plants and prairie people are evident in the stories of discovery and inspiration he tells as he tracks the ever dwindling parcels of tallgrass prairie in northeast Texas. In his search, he stumbles upon some unexpected fragments of virgin land, as well as some remarkable tales of both destruction and stewardship.

Helping us understand what a prairie is and how to appreciate its beauty and importance, White also increases our awareness of prairies, past and present, so that we might champion their survival in whatever small plots remain.

Matt White is the author of The Birds of Northeast Texas and is a regular nature columnist for the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald. He studies and grows prairie plants on his land near Campbell.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 30.12.2013
Reihe/Serie Same Rayburn Series On Rural Life
Verlagsort College Station
Sprache englisch
Gewicht 333 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Natur / Ökologie
Reisen Reiseberichte Nord- / Mittelamerika
Reiseführer Nord- / Mittelamerika USA
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geografie / Kartografie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 1-62349-136-3 / 1623491363
ISBN-13 978-1-62349-136-9 / 9781623491369
Zustand Neuware
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