{"product_id":"the-big-thicket-guidebook-lorraine-g-bonney-9781574413182","title":"The Big Thicket Guidebook: Exploring the Backroads and History of Southeast Texas","description":"\u003cp\u003eStart your engines and follow the backroads, the historical paths, and the scenic landscape that were fashioned by geologic Ice Ages and traveled by Big Thicket explorers as well as contemporary park advocates--all as diverse as the Big Thicket itself. From Spanish missionaries to Jayhawkers, and from timber barons to public officials, you will meet some unusual characters who inhabited an exceptional region. The Big Thicket and its National Preserve contain plants and animals from deserts and swamps and ecosystems in between, all together in one amazing biological crossroad. The fifteen tours included with maps will take you through them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisitors curious about a legendary area will find this book an essential companion in their cars. Libraries will use the book as a reference to locate information on ghost towns, historic events, and National Preserve features.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lorraine G. Bonney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 157441318X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781574413182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.31w x 2.12d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2011 pg. 45","brand":"Lorraine G. Bonney","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46217023848703,"sku":"9781574413182","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0e9e6276-4193-4c69-ad4a-73e203ac2598.jpg?v=1728514052","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-big-thicket-guidebook-lorraine-g-bonney-9781574413182","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}