The Big Thicket: An Ecological Reevaluation

By Pete A.Y. Gunter and Pete A. Y. Gunter

Book Overview

The book provides a background-both historical and biological-for visitors to the Big Thicket. "Once a refuge for bandits, the jungly groves and swamps of the Big Thicket . . . now are an ecological treasure. In this book, the Big Thicket's human and natural history unfold with anecdotal intimacy and many good stories about crusty backwoodsman. A hefty section on hiking makes this the premier book on an area famed for orchids and alligators, turkeys and bears."-Books of the Southwest.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0929398521
• ISBN13: 9780929398525
• Release Date: July 1993
• Publisher: University of North Texas Press
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"