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The Eye of the Mammoth : New and Selected Essays.
<P>History?natural history, human history, and personal history?and place are the cornerstones of <em>The Eye of the Mammoth</em>. Stephen Harrigan's career has taken him from the Alaska Highway to the Chihuahuan Desert, from the casinos of Monaco to his ancestors' villag...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
2019.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Foreword by Nicholas Lemann; Part One: Music in the Desert; Morning Light; On the Edge; The Secret Life of the Beach; Going into the Desert; Isla del Padre; The Tiger Is God; The Bay; Swamp Thing; The Silver Kings; Part Two: Highways and Jungle Paths; The Roof of Eden; Feeling Flush; The Anger of Achilles; Rock and Sky; The Little Man's Road; My Igloo; A Secret Door; Part Three: The Shadow of History; The Temple of Destiny; The Man Nobody Knows; Comanche Midnight; Wolf House; The Last Days of David Crockett; Taking Care of Lonesome Dove; His Fostering Hand; The Eye of the Mammoth
- A Troublous LifePart Four: Where Is My Home?; What Texas Means to Me; The Soul of Treaty Oak; Wish I Were There; The Eyesore; The Golden Age of Austin; Texanic!; Fade In, Fade Out; Where Is My Home?; Off Course; Acknowledgments