Exploring the Edges of Texas 1st Edition by Walt Davis, Isabel Davis ISBN 1603443061 9781603443067

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ISBN 10: 1603443061 
ISBN 13: 9781603443067
Author: Walt Davis, Isabel Davis

In 1955, Frank X. Tolbert, a well-known columnist for the Dallas Morning News, circumnavigated Texas with his nine-year-old-son in a Willis Jeep. The column he phoned in to the newspaper about his adventures, “Tolbert’s Texas,” was a staple of Walt Davis’s childhood. Fifty years later, Walt and his wife, Isabel, have re-explored portions of Tolbert’s trek along the boundaries of Texas.

The border of Texas is longer than the Amazon River, running through ten distinct ecological zones as it outlines one of the most familiar shapes in geography. According to the Davises, “Driving its every twist and turn would be like driving from Miami to Los Angeles by way of New York.”

Each of this book’s sixteen chapters opens with an original drawing by Walt, representing a segment of the Texas border where the authors selected a special place—a national park, a stretch of river, a mountain range, or an archeological site. Using a firsthand account of that place written by a previous visitor (artist, explorer, naturalist, or archeologist), they then identified a contemporary voice (whether biologist, rancher, river-runner, or paleontologist) to serve as a modern-day guide for their journey of rediscovery. This dual perspective allows the authors to attach personal stories to the places they visited, to connect the past with the present, and to compare Texas then with Texas now.

Exploring the Edges of Texas 1st Table of contents:

Chapter 1: The Texas-Mexico Borderlands
3. The Rio Grande: River of Life and Division
4. Crossing Cultures: The Intersection of Texas and Mexico
5. Border Communities: Life at the Edge
6. Natural Wonders of the Border: Desert Landscapes and Unique Ecosystems

Chapter 2: The Great Plains and Panhandle
7. The Windswept Plains: A Landscape of Grass and Sky
8. Amarillo and Beyond: Discovering the Heart of the Panhandle
9. The Llano Estacado: A Vast, Untouched Wilderness
10. Cowboy Culture and Agricultural Heritage

Chapter 3: The Hill Country
11. Exploring the Rolling Hills and Limestone Bluffs
12. Hidden Gems: Small Towns and Scenic Views
13. Caves, Springs, and Waterways: The Natural Beauty of the Hill Country
14. The Cultural Mix: German Influence and Texan Traditions

Chapter 4: The Piney Woods and East Texas
15. The Piney Woods: A Tapestry of Forests and Wildlife
16. Small-Town Charm: Exploring East Texas Communities
17. Historic Sites and Traditions of East Texas
18. The Legacy of the Oil Boom and Its Impact on the Region

Chapter 5: The Coastal Edge of Texas
19. The Texas Coastline: Beaches, Marshes, and Bays
20. Port Cities: Houston, Galveston, and Corpus Christi
21. Wildlife of the Coastal Plain: Migratory Birds and Sea Turtles
22. The Battle of Galveston: History by the Sea

Chapter 6: West Texas and the Chihuahuan Desert
23. The Chihuahuan Desert: A Land of Extremes
24. Big Bend National Park: Texas’ Frontier Wilderness
25. The Marfa Lights: Mystery in the Desert Night
26. El Paso: A City at the Edge of Texas and Mexico

Chapter 7: The Forgotten Edges
27. The Hidden Corners of Texas: Lesser-Known Regions and Stories
28. Exploring Ghost Towns and Abandoned Forts
29. The History and Mystique of the Texas Frontier
30. Modern Texas at the Edge: Challenges and Opportunities

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