El Llano Estacado : exploration and imagination on the High Plains of Texas and New Mexico, 1536-1860 /

Using historical writings of early explorers, the author captures the mystery and magic of the great Llano Estacado or "Staked Plains" that begin in West Texas and extend north and west. Particularly amusing is the effort of early railroad surveyors to find underground water at the edge of...

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Main Author:	Morris, John Miller (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Austin : Texas State Historical Association, [1997]
Subjects:	Llano Estacado > History. Llano Estacado > Geography. Llano Estacado > Discovery and exploration. Llano Estacado > Histoire. Llano Estacado > Géographie. Llano Estacado > Découverte et exploration. Discoveries in geography. Geography. United States > Llano Estacado. History.