Deep Time and the Texas High Plains: History and Geology

Carlson, Paul H.

ISBN 10: 0896725537 / ISBN 13: 9780896725539

Published by Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock, TX, 2005

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The author inscribed on the half title page. This is a nice clean book with light wear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Deep Time and the Texas High Plains: History and Geology
• Publisher: Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock, TX
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0896725537
• ISBN 13: 9780896725539
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana

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Synopsis

"Carlson writes well in a style that lends itself to an understanding of how man got to the high plains, and what he did once he arrived. Highly recommended reading." ―New Mexico Historical NotebookHumans have visited the Texas High Plains, and in particular the upper Brazos River region, for nearly twelve thousand years. At the site of the Lubbock Lake Landmark in the long Yellow House Draw, they camped, hunted game, and sought shelter from harsh winter weather.In this brief, readable history, Paul H. Carlson surveys the Lubbock Lake Landmark’s long geologic past, placing emphasis on human activity in the region and showing how early peoples adapted to shifting environmental conditions and changing animal resources.Yet this book is more than a history of the Landmark. Carlson places this significant national archaeological site in broad perspective, connecting it to geology and history in the larger upper Brazos River drainage system and, by extension, the central Llano Estacado. Using an interdisciplinary approach, Carlson consulted geological records; paleontological, anthropological, and archaeological reports; astrometrical and climatological studies; and histories of the region to reach back through deep time to explore the significance of the region to life on the Texas High Plains.“From the edge of eternity . . . astronomy, geology, anthropology, and history converge, forming the High Plains. An exciting library addition, classroom guide, or reference book, Paul Carlson’s easy-reading study is an adventure for everyone who explores the unique character of the Texas High Plains.” ―Eddie Guffee, former curator of the Llano Estacado Museum

About the Author

Paul H. Carlson is professor emeritus of history at Texas Tech University. A fellow of both the Texas State Historical Association and the West Texas Historical Association, he has published numerous books and articles, earned several research and writing honors, and received six university teaching awards. In 2006 he was elected to membership in the Philosophical Society of Texas. He and his wife, Ellen, live in Lubbock, Texas.