In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:

{ vii } Contents Acknowledgments ix Preface xv ChaPTEr 1. Prairie Pathfinder 1 ChaPTEr 2. Island in the Desert 15 ChaPTEr 3. Walking to El Paso 29 ChaPTEr 4. Letters from the Ghost Mountains 45 ChaPTEr 5. Wild and Scenic River 59 ChaPTEr 6. Border Botanist 75 ChaPTEr 7. The Great Feather Fight 91 ChaPTEr 8. Bird Lady of the Texas Coast 105 ChaPTEr 9. Ivory-bills on Buffalo Bayou 121 ChaPTEr 10. Searching for Longleaf Pine 137 ChaPTEr 11. Exploring Bear River 153 ChaPTEr 12. Red River Trading Post 167 ChaPTEr 13. A Singular Object from Texas 179 ChaPTEr 14. Death in the Redbeds 191 ChaPTEr 15. Panhandle Petrified Zoo 207 ChaPTEr 16. From Buried City to Chill Hill 221 Epilogue 237 Notes 241 Bibliography 255 Index 261 ...

Share