El Llano Estacado : exploration and imagination on the High Plains of Texas and New Mexico, 1536-1860
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Morris, John Miller.
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F392.L62 M67 1997
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Llano Estacado -- Discovery and exploration.
Llano Estacado -- Geography.
Llano Estacado -- History.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Discoveries in geography.
Geography.
History.
United States -- Llano Estacado.
Other Subjects
Llano Estacado -- Discovery and exploration.
Llano Estacado -- Découverte et exploration.
Llano Estacado -- Geography.
Llano Estacado -- Géographie.
Llano Estacado -- Histoire.
Llano Estacado -- History.

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x, 414 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-360) and index.
Description
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.
Awards
Kate Broocks Bates Award, 1998.
Local note
SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Morris, J. M. (1997). El Llano Estacado: exploration and imagination on the High Plains of Texas and New Mexico, 1536-1860 . Texas State Historical Association.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Morris, John Miller. 1997. El Llano Estacado: Exploration and Imagination On the High Plains of Texas and New Mexico, 1536-1860. Austin: Texas State Historical Association.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Morris, John Miller. El Llano Estacado: Exploration and Imagination On the High Plains of Texas and New Mexico, 1536-1860 Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1997.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Morris, J. M. (1997). El llano estacado: exploration and imagination on the high plains of texas and new mexico, 1536-1860. Austin: Texas State Historical Association.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Morris, John Miller. El Llano Estacado: Exploration and Imagination On the High Plains of Texas and New Mexico, 1536-1860 Texas State Historical Association, 1997.

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