1977, ISBN: 9780890520161

Austin, Texas: Madrona Publishers, 1977. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Second Printing. Near Fine. Previous owner's name on top of map on endpage. ------------ As a young teamster on a … More...

Austin, Texas: Madrona Publishers, 1977. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Second Printing. Near Fine. Previous owner's name on top of map on endpage. ------------ As a young teamster on a pack-mule train, Wilfred Dudley Smithers saw the Rio Grande's Big Bend for the first time in 1916, and it captured his imagination forever.----------- For decades thereafter he returned to Texas' last great frontier the great bend of the Rio Grande on the Texas-Mexico border--chronicling the region and its people in words and photographs. After half a century of photography, Smithers' superlative collection of nine thousand images ended up at the University of Texas at Austin, and in 1976 more than one hundred of these were reproduced in Chronicles of the Big Bend, a critically acclaimed work that until now has long been out of print. ------------ The years that Smithers chronicled in the Big Bend were sometimes violent ones. Pancho Villa and Chico Cano were among the many "bandits" playing hide-and-seek with the . Cavalry events Smithers recorded. He was also an eyewitness to liquor-running and smuggling during Prohibition. His principal subjects, however, were the people of the Big Bend: local ranchers, Mexican American and American families, miners, Texas Rangers, and others living simple lives in this harsh and beautiful land. ., Madrona Publishers, 1977<

1977, ISBN: 089052016X

[EAN: 9780890520161], Near Fine, [PU: Madrona Publishers, Austin, Texas], Jacket, Second Printing. Near Fine. Previous owner's name on top of map on endpage. ------------ As a young teams… More...

[EAN: 9780890520161], Near Fine, [PU: Madrona Publishers, Austin, Texas], Jacket, Second Printing. Near Fine. Previous owner's name on top of map on endpage. ------------ As a young teamster on a pack-mule train, Wilfred Dudley Smithers saw the Rio Grande's Big Bend for the first time in 1916, and it captured his imagination forever.----------- For decades thereafter he returned to Texas' last great frontier the great bend of the Rio Grande on the Texas-Mexico border--chronicling the region and its people in words and photographs. After half a century of photography, Smithers' superlative collection of nine thousand images ended up at the University of Texas at Austin, and in 1976 more than one hundred of these were reproduced in Chronicles of the Big Bend, a critically acclaimed work that until now has long been out of print. ------------ The years that Smithers chronicled in the Big Bend were sometimes violent ones. Pancho Villa and Chico Cano were among the many "bandits" playing hide-and-seek with the . Cavalry events Smithers recorded. He was also an eyewitness to liquor-running and smuggling during Prohibition. His principal subjects, however, were the people of the Big Bend: local ranchers, Mexican American and American families, miners, Texas Rangers, and others living simple lives in this harsh and beautiful land., Books<

ISBN: 089052016X

Chronicles of the Big Bend "is a treat indeed for aficionados of photography, the Big Bend country, and local history in general .... (Smithers') camera and pen have recorded a way of lif… More...

Chronicles of the Big Bend "is a treat indeed for aficionados of photography, the Big Bend country, and local history in general .... (Smithers') camera and pen have recorded a way of life that even the establishment of a national park could not preserve. americas,arts music and photography,biographical,biographies,biographies and history,biography and history,criticism and essays,equipment techniques and reference,history,nature and wildlife Photography, Madrona Press, Incorporated<

ISBN: 9780890520161

Madrona Pub. Used - Good. Ships from Reno, NV. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one mi… More...

Madrona Pub. Used - Good. Ships from Reno, NV. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy!, Madrona Pub<