Karankaway Country by Roy Bedichek (1974-11-03) - Hardcover

Roy Bedichek

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0292743009 ISBN 13: 9780292743007

Publisher: University of Texas Press, 1974

Synopsis

Roy Bedichek spent most of his life working in the educational field in Texas, but his main interest was always the great outdoors. His first book, Adventures with a Texas Naturalist, was published when he was almost seventy, and his second, Karánkaway Country, appeared three years later. Both were the result of a lifetime of exploring a beloved land, of searching observation, of discussion, debate, wide reading, and reflection. Long out of print, Karánkaway Country is now available in a handsome second edition with a new Foreword by W. W. Newcomb, Jr. Karánkaway Country focuses on the natural history of a strip of coastal prairie lying roughly between Corpus Christi and Galveston and once inhabited by the poorly known and much maligned Karankawa Indians. It serves as home base for an exposition of Bedichek's philosophy, providing a convenient local setting for richly tailored essays on wildlife, soil, human skin, and

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Publication date: 1974
• ISBN 10: 0292743009
• ISBN 13: 9780292743007
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 290