Texas wild: The land, plants, and animals of the Lone Star State

by Richard Phelan

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525703454
• ISBN13: 9780525703457
• Release Date: January 1976
• Publisher: Dutton
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

From the dustjacket flap . . . . .

No other state in the union even comes close to the variety of land forms, plants, and animals found within the borders of Texas. Whether dealing with the mountain desert of the Trans-Pecos in the west or the rolling prairie country of the north, or the swampy woodland in the east or the semitropical Rio Grande plain in the south, the author must choose from an incredible range of material. Richard Phelan has met the challenge in a way that will delight any reader. Going through the book is like taking a tour with an exceptionally knowledgeable and entertaining guide -- one who can point out something new about some of Texas's most famous scenic spots and discover little-known places of rare quality, all with a perceptive eye for the odd and humanizing fact. Creosote bushes, kangaroo rats, road runners, rock paintings, and bat caves -- everything ordinary and everything strange that can be found in the wild country of Texas is here. And along with the natural history lore are fascinating tales from the Texas past -- the U.S. Army's experiement with camels, James Bowie's search fof the lost San Saba mine, Charles Goodnight of the Panhandle who invented the chuck wagon and kept a private herd of buffalo, and scores of other stories that make Texas Wild a book that is bound to be cherished for many generations.