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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Austin :
Texas State Historical Association,
[1997]
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| Summary: | 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 the Llano (aka the caprock) only to miss one of North America's largest aquifers (the Ogalla) by a matter of miles and in some cases yards. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 414 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Awards: | Kate Broocks Bates Award, 1998. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-360) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0876111541 9780876111543 |