Download or read book Heaven s Harsh Tableland written by Paul H. Carlson and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2023-12-14 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Llano Estacado—dubbed by author Paul H. Carlson as “heaven’s harsh tableland”—covers some 48,000 square miles of western Texas and eastern New Mexico. In this new survey of the region, the story begins during prehistoric times and with descendants of the Comanche, Apache, and other Native American tribal groups. Other groups have also left their marks on the area: Spanish explorers, Comancheros and other traders, European settlers, farmers and ranchers, artists, and even athletes. Carlson, a veteran historian, aims to review “the Llano’s historic contours from its earliest foundations to its energetic present,” and in doing so, he skillfully narrates the story of the region up to the present time of modern agribusiness and urbanization. Throughout the ten chronologically arranged chapters, concise sidebars support the narrative, highlighting important and interesting topics such as the enigmatic origins of the region’s name, fascinating geological and paleontological facts, the arrival of humans, the natural history of bison, colorful “characters” in the history of the region, and many others. The resulting broad synthesis captures the entirety of the Llano Estacado, summarizing and interpreting its natural and human history in a single, carefully researched and clearly written volume. Heaven’s Harsh Tableland: A New History of the Llano Estacado will provide a helpful, enjoyable, and authoritative guide to the history and development of this important region.
Download or read book Heaven s Tableland written by Vance Johnson and published by Da Capo Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 1974-07-21 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Gallery of Nature Or Wonders of the Earth and the Heavens written by Thomas Milner and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Dust Bowl written by Donald Worster and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-09-09 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the mid 1930s, North America's Great Plains faced one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in world history. Donald Worster's classic chronicle of the devastating years between 1929 and 1939 tells the story of the Dust Bowl in ecological as well as human terms. Now, twenty-five years after his book helped to define the new field of environmental history, Worster shares his more recent thoughts on the subject of the land and how humans interact with it. In a new afterword, he links the Dust Bowl to current political, economic and ecological issues--including the American livestock industry's exploitation of the Great Plains, and the on-going problem of desertification, which has now become a global phenomenon. He reflects on the state of the plains today and the threat of a new dustbowl. He outlines some solutions that have been proposed, such as "the Buffalo Commons," where deer, antelope, bison and elk would once more roam freely, and suggests that we may yet witness a Great Plains where native flora and fauna flourish while applied ecologists show farmers how to raise food on land modeled after the natural prairies that once existed.
Download or read book Memories of Angela Aguilar de Mascorro and Sketches of the Friends Mexican Mission written by Samuel Alexander Purdié and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Tough Daisies written by Clarence Robert Haywood and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By reputation, Kansas isn't the funniest place on earth. But it has its share of humor. In this book Robert Haywood reveals the lighter side of a state that's too often pegged a collection of sober-minded moralists struggling to find Utopia among the stars. He explores what has passed for humor in good times and bad and divulges what makes Kansans laugh.
Download or read book The Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877 written by Paul Howard Carlson and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year 1877 was a drought year in West Texas. That summer, some forty buffalo soldiers struck out into the Llano Estacado, pursuing a band of raiding Comanches. Several days later they were missing and presumed dead from thirst. Although most of the soldiers straggled back into camp, four died, and others faced court-martial for desertion. Here, Carlson provides insight into the interaction of soldiers, hunters, settlers, and Indians on the Staked Plains.
Download or read book Dreams of El Dorado written by H. W. Brands and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Epic in its scale, fearless in its scope" (Hampton Sides), this masterfully told account of the American West from a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist sets a new standard as it sweeps from the California Gold Rush and beyond. In Dreams of El Dorado, H. W. Brands tells the thrilling, panoramic story of the settling of the American West. He takes us from John Jacob Astor's fur trading outpost in Oregon to the Texas Revolution, from the California gold rush to the Oklahoma land rush. He shows how the migrants' dreams drove them to feats of courage and perseverance that put their stay-at-home cousins to shame-and how those same dreams also drove them to outrageous acts of violence against indigenous peoples and one another. The West was where riches would reward the miner's persistence, the cattleman's courage, the railroad man's enterprise; but El Dorado was at least as elusive in the West as it ever was in the East. Balanced, authoritative, and masterfully told, Dreams of El Dorado sets a new standard for histories of the American West.
Download or read book Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography written by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 996 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Turning Griping Into Gratitude written by Ronald J. Lavin and published by CSS Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ron Lavin provides an ideal resource for small groups who want to explore the Psalms, or for preachers who want to present an inspirational series of sermons. Discussion questions are provided at the end of each chapter, as well as a guide for leaders. Says Lavin: "Griping is one of the most insidious and divisive things into which we easily fall, while gratitude is the most productive of attitudes. The Psalms are filled with the battle between griping and gratitude, a battle we all fight. The psalmists knew both attitudes, including the self-defeating nature of griping and the wonder and majesty of gratitude." By both verbal and written word, Ron Lavin has the ability to communicate with hearers and readers in a probing yet assuring way, a challenging yet comforting manner, with a confronting yet assisting approach. Through his vignettes on the Psalms, he makes yesterday's prayers, hymns, confessions, and thanksgivings our own. Dr. Reuben Swanson, former secretary Evangelical Lutheran Church in America What an inspiration to read homilies which deal head-on with everyday problems and possibilities... it's always an event when Ron Lavin mounts the pulpit. Jerry L. Schmalenberger, former president Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary These are just some of the enthusiastic testimonials from those who have field-tested this study: This book got me to grow up and face some things I needed to face. My attitude toward life changed in light of Psalm 30: "You turned my wailing into dancing..." Each chapter increased my knowledge of scripture and strengthened my walk with God. The practical applications in the book have become a source for coping with the many struggles of my daily life. This is an excellent study book for leading group discussions on what the Psalms mean in our daily lives. By reading the chapters and following up with group discussion, you can't help but grow in faith, understanding, and gratitude for the many gifts God has given us. Ron Lavin has served congregations in Indiana, Iowa, Arizona and California -- and congregational membership doubled in four of the five churches he served. Membership in his Davenport, Iowa parish increased by over 2,000, while more than 1,000 new members were baptized during his pastorate in Tucson, Arizona. A popular speaker at major conferences and a prolific writer, he has led the church in understanding the dynamics of small groups and evangelism.
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Download or read book Great Is Our God written by ConnieJean Marquart-Harper and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2015-04-27 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great is Our God will take you on a journey into the lives of the Marquarts and a deeper knowledge of Gods abiding presence and power in your life. Between the covers of this book you will meet a small town family who will make you laugh, and make you cry; they are you ... your family ... the neighbors down your street. This family will open your eyes to the reality of Gods intervention and miracles today for those who truly love God and believe His Word. For those who struggle with the Word of God and its application for our lives today, this book will assure you our God is real, His Word is true, and ... He is the same yesterday, and today, and forever [Hebrews 13:8]. He still raises the dead, heals our diseases, gives hearing to the deaf, protects, leads and guides, His children. And he [Jesus] said unto them, ... these signs shall follow them that believe; ... [Mark 16:15-18] Doubt not, ... whosoever ... shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe ... he shall have whatsoever he saith. For there is no respect of persons with God [Romans 2:11] What God has done for the Marquarts, He can and will do for any child of God who truly believes in his heart. If you are looking for a book that will ... inspire you to believe God is a God of miracles, Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and the God of miracles can be your God for miracles in your own life, then this is the book for You! Rev. David Snodderly This book will excite you, enlighten you, educate you in the Word of God, and energize your faith, to see God move in your life Rev. Mark Marquart. IN A WORLD, where there is Injustice, Brutality, and EXPLOSIONS! ... Where the media shows Sex, Violence, and GRATUITOUS GUN PLAY! .. Where the People have BAD ATTITUDES! From out of this Existance of Chaos and Bad Manners strolls a HEROIC FIGURE -A Woman, with long white braided Hair, like a whip, and long black Skirt, a Bible in her Hand. STANDING TALL, her Steely blue Eyes piercing through the INIQUITY. With a Wry Smile and a Hand as swift as a Gunslingers, she snatches a mard quart of hot liquid, from underneath her overcoat and says, Would you like some coffee ? PASTOR MOMMA ! ... Angels Love her. PASTOR MOMMA ! ... Demons Fear her. PASTOR MOMMA ! ... General for JESUS, Guardian for the WORD of GOD ! ! By our eldest son, Curtis James Harper.
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