Circling Back: Chronicle of a Texas River Valley

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Circling Back The American Land and Life Series EDITED BY WAYNE FRANKLIN Circling Back Chronicle ofa Texas River Valley BY JOE C. TRUETT Foreword by Wayne Franklin UNIVERSITY OF IOWA PRESS ~ Iowa City University ofIowa Press, Iowa City 52242 Copyright © 1996 by the University ofIowa Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States ofAmerica Design by Richard Hendel No part ofthis book may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, without permission in writing from the publisher. Printed on acid-free paper Frontispiece: Tupelo gum slough, Angelina bottom, 1972 Library ofCongress Cataloging-inPublication Data Truett, Joe C. (Joe Clyde), 1941Circling back: chronicle ofa Texas river valley / byJoe C. Truett; foreword by Wayne Franklin. p. cm.-(The American land and life series) Includes bibliographical refer~nces (p. ). ISBN 0-87745-530-9 (cloth), ISBN 0-87745-.531-7 (pbk.). 1. Truett, Joe C. (Joe Clyde), 1941- -childhood and youth. 2. Angelina River Valley (Tex.)-Biography.·3. Ecologists-United StatesBiography . 4. Natural historyTexas -Angelina River Valley. 1. Title II. Series. CT275·T8758A3 1996 976-4'18063'092-DC20 [B1 95-45506 01 00 99 98 97 96 C 5 4 3 2 1 01 00 99 98 97 96 p 5 4 3 2 1 CIP For Sam, Jed, and Kathy The next generation ...