God's Country or Devil's Playground: The Best Nature Writing from the Big Bend of Texas
(Part of the Corrie Herring Hooks Series Series)
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The dramatic desert landscapes of the Big Bend country along the Texas-Mexico border reminded historian Walter Prescott Webb of an earth-wreck in which a great section of country was shaken down, turned over, blown up, and set on fire. By contrast, naturalist Aldo Leopold considered the region a mountainous paradise in which even the wild Mexican parrots had no greater concern than whether this new day which creeps slowly over the canyons is bluer...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0292755805
ISBN13:9780292755802
Release Date:November 2002
Publisher:University of Texas Press
Length:347 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.2" x 9.7"
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