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Author:
Houser, Steve, 1959- author.
Title:
Comanche marker trees of Texas / Steve Houser, Linda Pelon, Jimmy W. Arterberry.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
Texas A&M University Press,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
xix, 198 pages : illustrations (some colors), color maps ; 24 cm
Subject:
Historic trees--Texas.
Natural monuments--Texas.
Comanche Indians--Texas.
Trees--Texas--Folklore.
Trees--Texas--Identification.
Texas--History, Local.
Comanche Indians.
Historic trees.
Natural monuments.
Trees.
Texas.
Folklore.
Guidebooks.
Local history.
Other Authors:
Pelon, Linda, author.
Arterberry, Jimmy W., 1961- author.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
ISBN:
1623494486
9781623494483
OCLC:
(OCoLC)946276477
LCCN:
2016010469
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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