Saving the Big Thicket : From Exploration to Preservation, 1685-2003.
Title:
Saving the Big Thicket : From Exploration to Preservation, 1685-2003.
Author:
Cozine, James J.
ISBN:
9781574414202
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (313 pages)
Series:
Temple Big Thicket S., No. 4
Contents:
CONTENTS -- LIST OF FIGURES -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CHAPTER I Introduction -- CHAPTER II The Indians' Assault -- CHAPTER III The Spanish Assault -- CHAPTER IV The Anglo Assault -- CHAPTER V A Timber Bonanza -- CHAPTER VI Oil Exploration in the Big Thicket -- CHAPTER VII The Drive for Preservation -- CHAPTER VIII The Yarborough Years -- CHAPTER IX Urbanites and Intellectuals -- photo gallery -- CHAPTER X Consensus and Compromise -- CHAPTER XI Conclusion -- NOTES TO CHAPTERS I-IX -- BIBLIOGRAPHY TO CHAPTERS I-IX -- AFTERWORD -- NOTES TO AFTERWORD -- BIBLIOGRAPHY TO AFTERWORD -- INDEX.
Abstract:
The Big Thicket of East Texas, which at one time covered over two million acres, served as a barrier to civilizations throughout most of historic times. This text is a classic account of the region's history and a play-by-play narrative of the prolonged fight for the Big Thicket Preserve.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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