In the shadow of the Chinatis : a history of Pinto Canyon in the Big Bend /

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Winner, 2020 Al Lowman Memorial Prize for Best Book on Texas County or Local History There is a deep and abiding connection between humans and the land in Pinto Canyon?a remote and rugged place near the border with Mexico in the Texas Big Bend. Here the land assumes a certain primacy, defined not by...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Keller, David W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, [2019]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Texas experience (Texas A & M University. Press)
Subjects:
Canyons > Texas > Presidio County > History.
Natural history > Texas > Big Bend Region.
Ranchers > Texas > Pinto Canyon > History.
Canyons > Texas > Presidio (Comté) > Histoire.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Canyons.
Natural history.
Ranchers.
Pinto Canyon (Tex.) > History.
Big Bend Region (Tex.) > History.
Chinati Mountains (Tex.) > History.
Texas > Big Bend Region.
Texas > Chinati Mountains.
Texas > Pinto Canyon.
Texas > Presidio County.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. The Fault Line; Chapter 2. The Terrible Mountains; Chapter 3. Cañon del Pinto; Chapter 4. Signal Fires in the Chinatis; Chapter 5. El Camino Afuera; Chapter 6. Sangre del Cordero; Chapter 7. Madre Patria; Chapter 8. Tierra Seca; Chapter 9. Tierra Perdida; Chapter 10. No Ranch for Old Men; Chapter 11. Only the Land Remains; Notes; Bibliography; Index

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