| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 175 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Santa Elena Canyon -- 2. Mountain Trails. Betsy Koch Clark: Dad and I Hike in the Chisos -- 3. Fort Davis and the Scenic Loop -- 4. Smuggling and Other Career Paths -- 5. Longhorns and Pronghorns -- 6. The Search for Early Man. Betsy Koch Clark: Arranging the Snake -- 7. Desert Diversity. Patricia Koch: My Hot Springs Flood Story -- 8. Working with Warnock. Don Dhonau: The Single Blooming Flower -- 9. Presidio County -- 10. Wild and Scenic Río -- 11. Silence of the Desert -- Notes -- Annotated Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
In this highly readable book, Koch's daughter June Cooper Price draws on the newspaper columns her father wrote for the Alpine Avalanche, supplemented by his photographs, journal entries, and short pieces by other family members, to present Peter Koch's vision of the Big Bend. His photographs and films of the region remain among the best ever produced, and are an invaluable visual record of the first four decades of Big Bend National Park. This fascinating blend of firsthand adventures, natural history, and personal musings on anthropology and history creates an unforgettable portrait of both Peter Koch and the Big Bend region he so loved |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-167) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Natural history -- Texas -- Big Bend Region
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NATURE -- Essays.
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NATURE -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Ecotourism.
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NATURE / Ecology
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Natural history
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| SUBJECT |
Big Bend Region (Tex.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013945
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| Subject |
Texas -- Big Bend Region
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Price, June Cooper, 1933-
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| LC no. |
2006028298 |
| ISBN |
9780292794955 |
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0292794959 |
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