The Falls of Wichita Falls: An Environmental History of the Red Rolling Plains

by Jahue Anderson

Book Overview

In Texas, Wichita Falls lies at the nexus of many strains of American environmental history. Covering Progressive Era land ethics, water management, boom and bust oil towns, colorful municipal boosters, and many other topics. The Falls of Wichita Falls analyzes a local history with dramatically national implications.

Beginning with Teddy Roosevelt's famous wolf hunt in Frederick, Oklahoma and covering the long twentieth century up through...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682831566
• ISBN13: 9781682831564
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"