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Texas Natural History: A Century of Change Hardcover - 2002

by Schmidly, David J.; [inscribed to] Barry Lopez

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  • near fine
  • Hardcover
  • Signed

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Texas Tech University Press, 2002. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Association copy, inscribed on the title page: "To Barry Lopez, who knows the true meaning of natural history, in appreciation of your effort on behalf of Texas Tech. David J. Schmidly, 23 April 2002." A tome of a book at 460 pages plus appendices about environmental transformation in Texas in the 20th century. A nice association, because Barry Lopez truly was a catalyst at Texas Tech (see Kristina Butler's article for the university, "BARRY LOPEZ: LEAVING A LEGACY," May 4, 2009). Along with E.O. Wilson, he developed the university's Bachelor of Arts in Natural History and the Humanities, and in 2001 he gave his papers to the university, laying the foundation of the James E. Sowell Family Collection in Literature, Community and the Natural World. He encouraged other contemporary writers to do the same, and Sowell Collection is now standout in the field of environmental literature. He was a regular and frequent visitor to Texas Tech as a visiting scholar and champion of the collection. Thus a fitting inscription. A near fine book with a gentle crease that runs across the upper corner of about the first 30 pages, otherwise fine. In a very near fine jacket with light edge wear. // Wood (+) River (=) Books specializes in ecology, natural history, nature writing, the environment, and environmental literature, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions.
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  • Title Texas Natural History: A Century of Change
  • Author Schmidly, David J.; [inscribed to] Barry Lopez
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Pages 576
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock
  • Date 2002
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # ABE-1694405827841
  • ISBN 9780896724693 / 0896724697
  • Weight 3.13 lbs (1.42 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.2 x 7.36 x 1.6 in (25.91 x 18.69 x 4.06 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Natural history - Texas, Ecological surveys - Texas
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001004909
  • Dewey Decimal Code 508.764

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Specializing in: Ecocriticism, Ecology, Ecopoetry, Environmental Literature, Essay, Natural History, Nature Writing, The Environment, Wildlife
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Rural Hours (formerly Wood + River = Books, est. 2019) specializes in ecology, natural history, nature writing, the environment, environmental literature, and contemporary essay, with a special passion for association copies and notable inscriptions. We draw our name from the popular-but-then-forgotten book by Susan Fenimore Cooper (published in 1850), generally considered the first work of environmental creative nonfiction by a woman in the U.S. We are interested in challenging and expanding the canon of environmental literature and finding books that tell remarkable stories and illuminate the tradition of writing about place and natural history.

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Texas was very different at the turn of the twentieth century from what it is today.

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