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- A Walk Across Texas
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: TCU Press
summary
Part travelogue, part natural history, and part documentary, A Walk across Texas is the record of three friends’ journey from the Panhandle to Granbury—a 450-mile walk across West Texas. Jon McConal and his two friends, Eddie Lane and Norm Snyder, hiked for twenty-eight days through the less traveled byways of the Texas outlands, and in the process they encountered a world that is now as foreign to most Americans as the Taj Mahal.
Researching places they wanted to see in advance, the trio selected a route that crossed as many creeks and rivers as possible and offered amenable campsites. Not young men, McConal, Lane, and Snyder conquered the harsh environment of West Texas, dealing with blisters and backaches, severe weather and low blood sugar while still remaining friends. Along the way they met unique local characters and visited out-of-the-ordinary sites. With his seasoned journalist’s eye, McConal blends personal interviews and keen descriptions of the countryside they trekked. As he spins the narrative of their journey, local legends, histories, flora, and fauna unfold.
Researching places they wanted to see in advance, the trio selected a route that crossed as many creeks and rivers as possible and offered amenable campsites. Not young men, McConal, Lane, and Snyder conquered the harsh environment of West Texas, dealing with blisters and backaches, severe weather and low blood sugar while still remaining friends. Along the way they met unique local characters and visited out-of-the-ordinary sites. With his seasoned journalist’s eye, McConal blends personal interviews and keen descriptions of the countryside they trekked. As he spins the narrative of their journey, local legends, histories, flora, and fauna unfold.
Table of Contents
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- Table of Contents
- pp. 8-9
- Chapter One
- pp. 1-7
- Chapter Two
- pp. 8-11
- Chapter Three
- pp. 12-16
- Chapter Four
- pp. 17-22
- Chapter Five
- pp. 23-26
- Chapter Six
- pp. 27-32
- Chapter Seven
- pp. 33-54
- Chapter Eight
- pp. 40-45
- Chapter Nine
- pp. 46-48
- Chapter Ten
- pp. 49-53
- Chapter Eleven
- pp. 54-58
- Chapter Twelve
- pp. 59-61
- Chapter Thirteen
- pp. 62-65
- Chapter Fourteen
- pp. 66-71
- Chapter Fifteen
- pp. 72-75
- Chapter Sixteen
- pp. 76-80
- Chapter Seventeen
- pp. 81-84
- Chapter Eighteen
- pp. 85-91
- Chapter Nineteen
- pp. 92-96
- Chapter Twenty
- pp. 97-100
- Chapter Twenty-One
- pp. 101-104
- Chapter Twenty-Two
- pp. 105-106
- Chapter Twenty-Three
- pp. 107-109
- Chapter Twenty-Four
- pp. 110-113
- Chapter Twenty-Five
- pp. 114-116
- Chapter Twenty-Six
- pp. 117-123
- Chapter Twenty-Seven
- pp. 124-126
- Chapter Twenty-Eight
- pp. 127-129
- Chapter Twenty-Nine
- pp. 130-132
- Chapter Thirty
- pp. 133-135
- Chapter Thirty-One
- pp. 136-139
- Interviews
- pp. 143-144
- Works Consulted
- pp. 145-161
Additional Information
ISBN
9780875654706
Related ISBN(s)
9780875653631
MARC Record
OCLC
847527105
Pages
154
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2008