Research Catalog

Title

Heaven's harsh tableland : a new history of the Llano Estacado / Paul H. Carlson.

Author

Carlson, Paul Howard

Publication

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2023]

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Details

Description

xx, 386 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.

Summary

"The Llano Estacado covers some 48,000 square miles of western Texas and eastern New Mexico. In this new survey of the region, the story begins during prehistoric times and with descendants of the Comanche, Apache, and other Native American tribal groups. Other groups have also left their marks on the area: Spanish explorers, Comancheros and other traders, European settlers, farmers and ranchers, artists, and even athletes. Carlson reviews "the Llano's historic contours from its earliest foundations to its energetic present," and in doing so, he skillfully narrates the story of the region up to the present time of modern agribusiness and urbanization. Throughout the ten chronologically arranged chapters, concise sidebars support the narrative, highlighting important and interesting topics such as the enigmatic origins of the region's name, fascinating geological and paleontological facts, the arrival of humans, the natural history of bison, colorful "characters" in the history of the region, and many others. The resulting broad synthesis captures the entirety of the Llano Estacado, summarizing and interpreting its natural and human history in a single, carefully researched and clearly written volume"--

Series Statement

American Wests

Uniform Title

American Wests.

Alternative Title

New history of the Llano Estacado

Subject

• Human settlements > Texas, West
• Human settlements > New Mexico
• Human settlements
• Llano Estacado > History
• New Mexico
• United States > Llano Estacado
• West Texas

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Land and First Peoples -- Post-Ice Age to Premodern Era -- Coronado and Spanish Entradas to Comanches -- Comanches, Traders, and Anglo Explorers -- Federal Soldiers and Llano Indians -- Hunters, Sheepherders, and Surveyors -- Cattlemen, Cowboys, Farmers, and Settlers -- Homesteaders and Townspeople to World War I -- Pre-Jazz Age to Post-World War II Era -- Urbanization and Agribusiness.

Call Number

JFE 23-3190

ISBN

• 9781648431548
• 1648431542
• 9781648431555 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2023019139

OCLC

1377501462

Author

Carlson, Paul Howard, author.

Title

Heaven's harsh tableland : a new history of the Llano Estacado / Paul H. Carlson.

Publisher

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2023]

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

American Wests

American Wests.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Research Call Number

JFE 23-3190