Nature and Place in Texas: A History - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1682832821 ISBN 13 : 9781682832820

Editeur : Texas A & M University Press, 2026

Synopsis

Texas history is often recounted through tales of revolution, oil booms, and cattle drives. But what if we considered a different lens—one shaped by wind and wildfire, rivers and drought, grasslands and pine forests? Nature and Place in Texas reimagines the Lone Star story by centering its ecosystems. This collection of essays by leading environmental historians reveals how the state's natural features—its plains, deserts, rivers, forests, and coastlines—have shaped and been shaped by human endeavor. From the long shadow of plantation agriculture along Texas rivers to the contested engineering of the Rio Grande, and from the lost pines of East Texas to the windblown plains of the Panhandle, these essays chart a dynamic, place-based history. Organized by ecological regions and themes—such as water, labor, urban development, and recreation—this volume offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the environmental dimensions of Texas history. Contributors draw from interdisciplinary methods and speak to ongoing concerns like climate change, land use, and environmental justice. Ideal for classroom use, the book foregrounds how Texas's environment is not merely a backdrop to history but a central force in its making. With its regional breadth and scholarly depth, Nature and Place in Texas invites students to see the Lone Star State in a new light—as a place where history and ecology are inseparable.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Kenna Lang Archer is an Associate Professor of History in the Dr. Arnoldo De León Department of History at Angelo State University. She teaches U.S. Environmental History, Colonial and Revolutionary American History, and American History surveys. Her first book, Unruly Waters: A Social and Environmental History of the Brazos River, was published in 2015. In 2018, she co-authored a third edition of Ogallala: Water for a Dry Land with Drs. John Opie and Char Miller.

C. J. Alvarez is the author of Border Land, Border Water: A History of Construction on the U.S.-Mexico Divide. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mexican American & Latina/o Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.

Andrew C. Baker is an Associate Professor of History at Texas A&M University-Commerce. He is the author of Bulldozer Revolutions: A Rural History of the Metropolitan South (2018) and has published award-winning articles in Environmental History, Agricultural History, and the Southwestern Historical Quarterly. He is currently working on an agricultural and environmental history of arsenic.

Neel Baumgardner received a Ph.D. in environmental history from the University of Texas at Austin and teaches in the Department of History at UT-San Antonio. His research focuses on public and private conservation, including the creation of international parks along the shared borders of Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Neel contributed to "The National Parks of Texas: In Contact With Beauty," a Texas Public Broadcasting Association documentary highlighting the 16 national parks in Texas for the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Texas Land Conservancy, a land trust that protects 150,000 acres of lands and watersheds across the state.

Tim Bowman is Professor and head of the Department of History at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas. He is the author of two books: Blood Oranges: Agriculture and Colonialism in the South Texas Borderlands (Texas A&M University Press, 2016) and You Will Never be One of Us: A Teacher, a Court Case, and the Rural Roots of Radical Conservatism (University of Oklahoma Press, 2022). His research interests include borderlands history, immigration, civil rights, and modern Texas politics.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Texas A & M University Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1682832821
• ISBN 13: 9781682832820
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 392
• Éditeur: Miller Char, Archer Kenna Lang, Pierce Jason
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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