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Comanche Marker Trees of Texas

Title
Comanche Marker Trees of Texas [electronic resource] / Steve Houser, Linda Pelon, Jimmy W. Arterberry.
Author
Houser, Steve, 1959-
Publication
College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2016]

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Arterberry, Jimmy W., 1961-
  • Pelon, Linda.
  • Project Muse.
Description
1 online resource (pages cm)
Uniform Title
  • Comanche Marker Trees of Texas (Online)
  • Book collections on Project MUSE.
Alternative Title
Comanche Marker Trees of Texas (Online)
Subject
  • Trees > Texas > Identification
  • Trees > Texas > Folklore
  • Comanche Indians > Texas
  • Natural monuments > Texas
  • Historic trees > Texas
  • Texas > History, Local
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on print version record.
Contents
Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1: The process. Basic information regarding Indian marker trees -- Early recorded history of Indian marker trees -- The process of qualifying and recognizing trees -- Comanche marker tree taxonomy: Comanche marker/Turning/Pointing/Leaning/Bent trees (Medicine Trees) -- Determining the age range of a tree -- Maps of recognized and potential Comanche marker trees -- Part 2: Tree biology and natural forces. Nature can create bent trees -- Bending trunks and limbs alters their biological and mechanical functions -- Part 3: Profiles of recognized Comanche marker trees. Gateway Park Comanche marker tree: Lower White Rock Creek Section of Dallas's Great Trinity Forest -- Storytelling Place Comanche marker tree -- Cedar Ridge Comanche marker tree -- California Crossing Comanche marker tree -- Birds Fort Trail Comanche marker tree -- Irving Escarpment Ridge Comanche marker tree -- Comanche marker trees conclusion.
OCLC
ssj0001737053
Author
Houser, Steve, 1959-
Title
Comanche Marker Trees of Texas [electronic resource] / Steve Houser, Linda Pelon, Jimmy W. Arterberry.
Imprint
College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2016] (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
Edition
First edition.
Series
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Note
Description based on print version record.
Connect to:
Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Arterberry, Jimmy W., 1961-
Pelon, Linda.
Project Muse.
LCCN
2016010469
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