It S A Long Way From Llano

Author : James G. Teer
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008-09-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781603440684

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It’s a Long Way from Llano by James G. Teer Pdf

Wildlife management around the world has changed drastically in the last fifty years, and veteran biologist James G. Teer was a trailblazer for much of that time. In this memoir, he looks back on his life and on the transformation of his profession. A pioneer in managing land for deer, Teer became truly global in his conservation efforts. From studying waterfowl in Manitoba and monitoring deer herds in the Texas Hill Country, Teer was propelled into the world of big ranches and African safaris, working for and traveling with Texas landowners while helping to build the reputation of the wildlife ecology program at Texas A&M University. As he reminisces, Teer gives homage to the men who mentored and taught him and to those whose friendships lasted a lifetime. He salutes his colleagues and his students, and he confirms his lifelong commitment to the care and stewardship of animals everywhere.

Author : Robert Reynolds
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781365061219

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Chase the Devil by Robert Reynolds Pdf

When things go awry on the cattle drive, the Fairchild brothers go to the hard luck Texas town of Sorrowful. Encountering a small band of ruthless killers, trouble ensues. The murderous ringleader escapes, leaving young Wylie Fairchild to exact vengeance. Wylie takes up arms and begins a chase that leads into the depths of the rugged Palo Duro Canyon. Encounter cattle drives, good guys, a scarred woman, vengeful townsfolk, and a chase that only naive young Wylie will take to set things straight. Ride across the wild Texas prairies and into the canyon as we Chase the Devil!

Author : Elmer Kelton
Publisher : Forge Books
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250187086

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Jericho's Road and Hard Trail to Follow by Elmer Kelton Pdf

Books 6 & 7 in Elmer Kelton's acclaimed Texas Rangers series, offered together at one low price Jericho’s Road “This is Jericho’s Road. Take the Other.” When young Texas Ranger Andy Pickard is assigned to the Texas-Mexico border, he learns the meaning of this ominous notice on the edge of a great tract of land above the Rio Grande. Rancher Jericho Jackson is at war with a similarly ruthless cattle baron on the Mexican side of the river. The two men are rustling each other’s cattle, raiding and killing on both sides of the border, and heading for a bloody showdown—with only Pickard and his fellow Texas Rangers standing between them. Hard Trail to Follow Former Texas Ranger Andy Pickard is following the plow in West Texas when he learns that his friend, Sheriff Tom Blessing, has been killed during a jailbreak led by a man called Cordell. Reinstated as a Ranger so he can get justice for Tom Blessing, Andy pursues Cordell even as evidence mounts that the escaped man did not kill Blessing. Pickard will see justice done no matter what it takes. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Duccio Bonavia
Publisher : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781938770845

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The South American Camelids by Duccio Bonavia Pdf

One of the most significant differences between the New World's major areas of high culture is that Mesoamerica had no beasts of burden and wool, while the Andes had both. Four members of the camelid family--wild guanacos and vicunas, and domestic llamas and alpacas--were native to the Andes. South American peoples relied on these animals for meat and wool, and as beasts of burden to transport goods all over the Andes. In this book, Duccio Bonavia tackles major questions about these camelids, from their domestication to their distribution at the time of the Spanish conquest. One of Bonavia's hypotheses is that the arrival of the Europeans and their introduced Old World animals forced the Andean camelids away from the Pacific coast, creating the (mistaken) impression that camelids were exclusively high-altitude animals. Bonavia also addresses the diseases of camelids and their population density, suggesting that the original camelid populations suffered from a different type of mange than that introduced by the Europeans. This new mange, he believes, was one of the causes behind the great morbidity of camelids in Colonial times. In terms of domestication, while Bonavia believes that the major centers must have been the puna zone intermediate zones, he adds that the process should not be seen as restricted to a single environmental zone. Bonavia's landmark study of the South American camelids is now available for the first time in English. This new edition features an updated analysis and comprehensive bibliography. In the Spanish edition of this book, Bonavia lamented the fact that the zooarchaeological data from R. S. MacNeish's Ayacucho Project had yet to be published. In response, the Ayacucho's Project's faunal analysts, Elizabeth S. Wing and Kent V. Flannery, have added appendices on the Ayacucho results to this English edition. This book will be of broad interest to archaeologists, zoologists, social anthropologists, ethnohistorians, and a wide range of students.

Author : Paddy Dillon
Publisher : Cicerone Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781783626977

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Walking on La Palma by Paddy Dillon Pdf

Guide to walking on La Palma. In total 45 day walks are described ranging from 7 to 32km in length, and covering a wide variety of terrain. Although La Palma is one of the smaller Canary Islands, there are routes of all types from easy strolls to hands-on scrambling, from simple day walks to long-distance treks on rocky mountain paths, including the GR130, which circumnavigates the island, and the island-hopping GR131. With full route descriptions, including custom-made maps, refreshment options and transport for each walk, accommodation, useful contacts and a Spanish-English glossary. The book also includes lots of background information on geology, wildlife, plants and flowers. The circular GR130 trail takes about a week to complete and can be started and finished at any point around the island. The GR131 trail is exclusively high level and mountainous, requiring careful planning. The dramatic volcanic landscape of La Palma, reputed to be one of the steepest islands in the world, is little-known outside the Canaries, but offers an ideal winter walking destination for walkers of most abilities, featuring rocky treks and mountain paths.

Author : David C. Grove
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780292760813

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Discovering the Olmecs by David C. Grove Pdf

The Olmecs are renowned for their massive carved stone heads and other sculptures, the first stone monuments produced in Mesoamerica. Seven decades of archaeological research have given us many insights into the lives of the Olmecs, who inhabited parts of the modern Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco from around 1150 to 400 BC. Beginning with the first modern explorations in the 1920s, the story of how generations of archaeologists and local residents have uncovered the Olmec past and pieced together a portrait of an ancient civilization that left no written records unfolds. From stories of fortuitous discoveries and frustrating disappoints, helpful collaborations and deceitful shenanigans emerges the unconventional history of Olmec archeology.

Author : Elmer Kelton
Publisher : Forge Books
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429912778

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Jericho's Road by Elmer Kelton Pdf

When Texas Ranger private Andy Pickard is assigned to help patrol the Texas-Mexico border country he rides directly into a deadly feud. At odds are two land and cattle barons - Jericho Jackson, whose great spread lies just north of the Rio Grande, and Guadalupe Chavez, whose domain lies south of the river. The men are alike in only one respect: their hatred for each other, a hate born at the time of the Alamo and the U.S.-Mexican War, when Mexican lands were confiscated by ruthless Americans. The old rivals have turned to preying on each others' cattle with resulting bloodshed on both sides of the river. Between the two camps, Big Jim McCawley's ranch seems almost symbolic of the opportunity for the people of the two nations to live together. McCawley is married to Guadalupe Chavez's sister, Juana -a fact that does not ingratiate him to either the Chavez or Jackson faction. To Andy Pickard, who as a child was taken captive by Comanches, old prejudices are familiar territory, but the Jackson-Chavez war is flaring out of control by the time he reaches the Ranger camp on the border in the company of fellow Ranger Farley Brackett. The two Rangers find themselves caught up in the feud, risking arrest for crossing the river into Mexico, and risking death for not heeding the warning sign at the edge of Jericho Jackson's domain: This is Jericho's Road. Take the Other. Inevitably, the cauldron boils over and the forces of Jericho Jackson and "Lupe" Chavez meet in bloody combat. In the midst of this battle on Mexican soil are Andy Pickard -- longing to court and marry Bethel Brackett and live a peaceful life as an ex-Ranger -- and Brackett himself, falling in love with Teresa, Big Jim McCawley's half-Mexican daughter. Jericho's Road, sixth book in Kelton's acclaimed Texas Ranger series, typifies "The right blend of action, drama, romance, humor and suspense" that Publishers Weekly said has made Kelton "a master of both plot and character development." At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Charles Kiker
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781481743532

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Haunted by the Holy Ghost by Charles Kiker Pdf

Haunted by the Holy Ghost is a geographical, chronological and spiritual autobiography. The author describes the place of his birth: a farm in semi-arid Swisher County in the Texas Panhandle in depression/Dust Bowl days. He describes his schooling at a two-room rural school through elementary years, and his years at a small town high school. The author reflects upon the richness as well as the poverty of those days. He describes his struggles with his call to ministry as a haunting by the Holy Ghost. The reader is taken on a travelogue of the places in which the author and his wife ministered. The spiritual aspect of their lives is always on or just below the surface. At times the author waxes homiletical and theological, with occasional narrations of humorous incidents.

Author : Anita Mills
Publisher : Diversion Books
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781626812178

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Comanche Moon by Anita Mills Pdf

It takes a tough Texas Ranger to melt a hardened heart in this “brilliant western romance” from the author of the Fire Series (Rosanne Bittner, author of Caress). Amanda Ross returns from her Boston finishing school to claim the Texas ranch her parents died fighting to protect. Determined to protect the land that has been in her family for generations, Amanda resents the Comanche people for taking away her loved ones. Clay McAlester may be a Texas Ranger, but he identifies most strongly with the Comanche tribe who raised him. A proud man brought up by a proud people, he has little sympathy for a woman filled with nothing but hate. But when Amanda’s fiancé abandons her in her hour of need, it is McAlester and a nearby Comanche camp that comes to her aid. Will Amanda learn forgiveness in the arms of this fierce and fearless man, or will her anger consume her? “Superb . . . Grabs you by the throat and won’t let go . . . I loved it!” —Joan Johnston, New York Times–bestselling author of Surrender

Author : Maxwell Perry
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781438905426

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The Big Truck War by Maxwell Perry Pdf

In Big Truck War I (Jarhead) Jeffery Maxwell with five compatriots using all their fellow drivers blockade the ports, international crossings, local highways, freeways across the nation. Then "Head" does somthing radical, it starts "The Big Truck War." This story is 21,958 words. In Big Truck War II (Revenge) Jarhead sees the hell-fire missile fired from underneath the Cobra Attack Helicopter. He knew instinctively what it was. He dives into his giant buddy's Hoss side sending them both off the charging speedboat into the cold waters of Baja, Mexico. After reviving Hoss the guys grab some wreckage floating up the coast. It's weighing heavily on Maxwell; his two men killed by the rocket. And he knows an attack on a Government instillation is suicide, but no one has ever accused Head of "good judgment." This story is 28,716. In "King Nicotine" "Lucky" Mahorn with his babe "Ace" Kami Spade along with sidekick Joe Rambo bring the outlawed tobacco into the states. It's year 2103; a new four month yearly calendar is introduced, along with a new pro racing motor track. A very violent new game called "Crunch" is featured. This story is 12,538 words. The last story I'd like the title to read "Nuclear Animal." It features Joe Mama with Maximum Hassle and the final games & meals, songs. The games are ICBM-Darts, Cruise Mussile Horseshoes, Stealth Bomber Hide & Seek. And Mutant hunting, these apply we say if some mutated humans actually live. This story is 8,430 words.

Author : Gustave Aimard
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-01-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9789361422201

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The Flying Horseman by Gustave Aimard Pdf

Gustave Aimard wrote the daring Western book "The Flying Horseman." With the American frontier as its backdrop in the middle of the 19th century, the plot centres on the mysterious and talented horseman known simply as "The Flying Horseman." The Flying Horseman is well known for both his enigmatic past and extraordinary riding prowess. He faces a number of difficulties while traversing the wild west, such as run-ins with lawbreakers, disputes with Native American groups, and personal grudges. The Flying Horseman faces his own demons, forges connections with surprising allies, and travers’s hazardous terrain all along the way. The book explores themes of justice, atonement, and the collision of civilizations on the frontier in between the action and adventure. Readers are drawn into a world of peril and excitement by Aimard's vivid imagery and gripping story, where it is frequently difficult to distinguish between heroism and villainy. A legendary story of the Wild West, "The Flying Horseman" is full of bold adventures, memorable showdowns, and surprising turns. Fans of Western literature and adventure fiction will find Aimard's novel to be engrossing to read because of his skill at writing and his ability to capture the spirit of the frontier.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 858 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1912
Category : Fishing
ISBN : OSU:32435062356704

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Forest and Stream by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 970 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11547924

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House documents by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 992 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Cotton growing
ISBN : NYPL:33433087539916

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Report on Cotton Production in the United States: General discussion of cotton production by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Census Office. 10th Census, 1880,United States. Census Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 966 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : United States
ISBN : UOM:39015013105328

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Census Reports Tenth Census. June 1, 1880: Cotton production in the United States by United States. Census Office. 10th Census, 1880,United States. Census Office Pdf