The Big Bend Country Of Texas

Author : Kenneth Baxter Ragsdale
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 089096811X

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Big Bend Country by Kenneth Baxter Ragsdale Pdf

Having first visited the Big Bend in 1928, Kenneth B. Ragsdale has been digging around in and writing about the region for decades. In Big Bend Country: Land of the Unexpected, he takes a nostalgic retrospective journey through the times and places of this increasingly popular corner of West Texas to say goodbye to those who made the history, created the myths, and lived the legends.?Building his stories around themes of compassion, conflict, and compromise, he profiles both famous and relatively unknown figures. He tells stories of curanderas (healers), charity workers, a woman who practiced medicine without a license, and another who started a private lending library in her store to encourage rural, poor children to read. In contrast to these stories, he chronicles blood feuds, shootouts, and the violence bred in wild, relatively lawless spaces.?Ragsdale?s stories cover a half-century, roughtly 1900 to 1955, from wagon trains to the filming of an epic movie, a time in which the face of the Big Bend changed: the quicksilver mines closed, a national park was established, isolation and cattle gave way to vacation ranchettes and tourists. ?Big Bend Country is a well-done and useful work and should be welcomed by all lovers of that wonderful country.? ?Dallas Morning News ?If you?ve never been to Big Bend, Ken Ragsdale?s new book will make you want to go there.??Austin American-Statesman.

Author : Virginia Madison,Hallie Crawford Stillwell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Big Bend National Park (Tex.)
ISBN : IND:30000055065555

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How Come It's Called That? by Virginia Madison,Hallie Crawford Stillwell Pdf

Author : Ross A. Maxwell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1073878077

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The Big Bend of the Rio Grande by Ross A. Maxwell Pdf

A Guide to the Rocks, Landscape, Geologic History, and Settlers of the Area of Big Bend National Park.

Author : Tyler
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 0890967067

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The Big Bend by Tyler Pdf

A long needed account of the human invasion of this rugged Texas desert land.

Author : Peter Koch,June Cooper Price
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780292779877

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Exploring the Big Bend Country by Peter Koch,June Cooper Price Pdf

This collection of writings and images by the legendary Big Bend photographer offers adventure, history, personal musings, and natural beauty. Photographer-naturalist Peter Koch first visited Big Bend National Park in February, 1945, on assignment to take promotional pictures for the National Park Service. He planned to spend a couple of weeks, and ended up staying for the rest of his life. Koch’s magnificent photographs and documentary films introduced the park to people across the United States and remain an invaluable visual record of the first four decades of Big Bend National Park. In this book, Koch’s daughter June Cooper Price draws on her father’s photographs, newspaper columns, and journal entries, as well as short pieces by other family members, to present his vision and many experiences of the Big Bend. The adventure begins with a six-day photographic trip through Santa Elena Canyon on a raft made from agave flower stalks. Koch also describes hiking on mountain trails and driving the scenic loop around Fort Davis; “wax smuggling” and other ways of making a living on the Mexican border; ranching in the Big Bend; collaborating with botanist Barton Warnock; and the history and beauty of Presidio County, the Rio Grande, and the Chihuahuan Desert.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 0890968357

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Land of the Desert Sun by Anonim Pdf

D. Gentry Steele chronicles the experiences he had while photographing Texas's Big Bend region and black-and-white photographs capture the beauty of the area.

Author : Virginia Madison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Big Bend Region (Tex.)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105033894101

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The Big Bend Country of Texas by Virginia Madison Pdf

" ... My primary purpose in telling the region's story is to preserve as many of the old-timers' stories as possible, and to corral them between the covers of one book. Some of the best-loved legends and yarns have more than one version and have been told before in one way or another by Alice Jack Shipman, Barry Scobee, Carl Raht, J. Frank Dobie, Cas Edwards, and others. With their permission, I have retold some of the stories and have added many talks which never before have been published ... Most of the cattlemen, prospectors, miners, outlaws, local police officers, and Texas Rangers who made up the Big Bend's population back in the 1880s have gone on to the Big Bend up Yonder ... Most of those stories I tell here, I knew personally and I recorded their accounts as we talked in their homes, sitting in living rooms, at well-filled dining tables, on back steps, or on front porches ..."--The author's preface.

Author : Ronnie C. Tyler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Big Bend National Park (Tex.)
ISBN : UCAL:B4903295

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The Big Bend by Ronnie C. Tyler Pdf

Author : Gary Clark
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Automobile travel
ISBN : 9781603443388

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Enjoying Big Bend National Park by Gary Clark Pdf

This book will help turn every trip to Big Bend National Park into a memorable adventure. Veteran naturalist Gary Clark and photographer Kathy Adams Clark help you choose the best hike or drive in Big Bend National Park, based on the season in which you visit; the number of days you have in the park; and your activity, age, and fitness levels. The Clarks provide valuable practical information, along with a descriptive list of items essential for being outdoors in desert and mountain environments and an overview of park rules. They describe more than thirty activities available in the park: two-hour or half- and full-day adventures; adventures for the physically fit or physically challenged; and adventures with children, for nature lovers, or in vehicles. The Clarks also point out scenic highlights and animals and plants that might be seen along the way.

Author : Albert Briggs Tucker
Publisher : Howard Payne University Pre
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Brewster County (Tex.)
ISBN : 9780615191348

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Ghost Schools of the Big Bend by Albert Briggs Tucker Pdf

A detailed study of education on the frontier, in one small spot it Southwest Texas which covers a 60-year period. The subject is the school in particular.

Author : Michael H. Marvins
Publisher : Bright Sky Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Big Bend National Park (Tex.)
ISBN : 1933979496

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Texas Big Bend by Michael H. Marvins Pdf

The grandeur, remoteness, rich history, and dramatic ecologic diversity of the Big Bend is dramatically captured in this beautiful collection of intimate photographs. Showcasing rugged landscapes and geological wonders, this celebration of the region includes images of the historic towns and sweeping territory of southern Texas. Capturing the diverse local flora and fauna of the region, this volume illuminates the wonders of nature in new and provocative ways.

Author : Patricia Wilson Clothier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0974504823

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Beneath the Window by Patricia Wilson Clothier Pdf

This is Patricia Clothier's story of growing up in the 1930s and 1940s on a vast ranch in the mountains and desert hugging the Mexican border in the Big Bend country of Texas, Before it became a national park. Her family weathered rattlesnakes and drought, accidents, loneliness and financial hardships of the Great Depression with fortitude, ingenuity, and grace. Like their scattered neighbors ? miles away over rugged roads ? it was the love of the land that gripped and held them there. Clothier paints a picture of this cast and glorious territory with words as vivid as any artist with a pallet of paints. A joy to read ? an adventure of Western life you'll never forget.' Jean Bradfish (award winning author and editor)

Author : Stefanie Payne,Jonathan Irish
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 069292678X

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A Year in the National Parks by Stefanie Payne,Jonathan Irish Pdf

On January 1 of 2016, Stefanie Payne, a creative professional working at NASA Headquarters, and Jonathan Irish, a photographer with National Geographic, left their lives in Washington, D.C. and hit the open road on an expedition to explore and document all 59 of America's national parks during the centennial celebration of the U.S. National Park Service - 59 parks in 52 weeks - the Greatest American Road Trip. Captured in more than 300,000 digital photographs, written stories, and videos shared by the national and international media, their project resulted in an incredible view of America's National Park System seen in its 100th year. 'A Year in the National Parks, The Greatest American Road Trip' is a gorgeous visual journey through our cherished public lands, detailing a rich tapestry of what makes each park special, as seen along an epic journey to visit them all within one special celebratory year.

Author : John Jameson
Publisher : Univ of TX + ORM
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780292745841

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The Story of Big Bend National Park by John Jameson Pdf

The history of the first national park in Texas—the politics, intrigues, controversies, and the people inspired by the stunning desert environment. A breathtaking country of rugged mountain peaks, uninhabited desert, and spectacular river canyons, Big Bend is one of the United States’ most remote national parks and among Texas’ most popular tourist attractions. Located in the great bend of the Rio Grande that separates Texas and Mexico, the park comprises some 800,000 acres, an area larger than the state of Rhode Island, and draws over 300,000 visitors each year. The Story of Big Bend National Park offers a comprehensive, highly readable history of the park from before its founding in 1944 up to the present. John Jameson opens with a fascinating look at the mighty efforts involved in persuading Washington officials and local landowners that such a park was needed. He details how money was raised and land acquired, as well as how the park was publicized and developed for visitors. Moving into the present, he discusses such issues as natural resource management, predator protection in the park, and challenges to land, water, and air. Along the way, he paints colorful portraits of many individuals, from area residents to park rangers to Lady Bird Johnson, whose 1966 float trip down the Rio Grande brought the park to national attention. This history will be required reading for all visitors and prospective visitors to Big Bend National Park. For everyone concerned about our national parks, it makes a persuasive case for continued funding and wise stewardship of the parks as they face the twin pressures of skyrocketing attendance and declining budgets.

Author : John J. Ruszkiewicz
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-04
Category : Big Bend National Park (Tex.)
ISBN : 1722424877

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The Window Trail by John J. Ruszkiewicz Pdf

What could go wrong on a spring break trek down the storied Window Trail at Big Bend National Park in Texas? For Assistant Professor Claire Harp, a terrifying incident at the canyon drop-off at the end of the hike merely hints of troubles to come. Drawn into a murder investigation that rocks the small town of Alpine, Claire finds herself involved with both a famous writer and an appealing young captain from a sheriff's office baffled by a homicide that points in too many directions. What she discovers on her own is a crime of a whole different sort. Full of sly humor, local color, and characters fresh off the range, "The Window Trail" will keep you guessing and guessing again.