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The Land of Rain Shadow. Horned Toad, Texas.
Joyce Gibson Roach
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Description for The Land of Rain Shadow. Horned Toad, Texas.
Paperback. "Collection of short stories detailing the fictitious lives of people in Horned Toad, Texas"-- Num Pages: 136 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 146 x 4. Weight in Grams: 240.
They came and scattered themselves about the plains and prairies of West Texas like seeds thrown into the constant winds. In clusters or in singles they dug in. Depending on rainfall, they flourished or failed.
Maybe the journeyers arrived in the springtime of a good year and saw the beauty of the place, expecting it to last. Maybe it did last for a season or so before a bad dry spell set in. Maybe it was several years before a real drought appeared, which they foolishly thought would pass. Regardless, there were soon small pockets of people becoming inseparable ... Read more
They came and scattered themselves about the plains and prairies of West Texas like seeds thrown into the constant winds. In clusters or in singles they dug in. Depending on rainfall, they flourished or failed.
Maybe the journeyers arrived in the springtime of a good year and saw the beauty of the place, expecting it to last. Maybe it did last for a season or so before a bad dry spell set in. Maybe it was several years before a real drought appeared, which they foolishly thought would pass. Regardless, there were soon small pockets of people becoming inseparable ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Texas Tech Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Texas, United States
ISBN
9780896729261
SKU
V9780896729261
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-55
About Joyce Gibson Roach
Joyce Gibson Roach is a retired Texas Christian University, USA adjunct English professor, author of non-fiction books, short fiction, and juvenile fiction, a folklorist, grassroots historian, rancher, and naturalist. Her writing has won three Spur Awards and the Carr P. Collins Prize. She is an active member of many organizations, including the Texas State Historical Association, the Texas Folklore Society, ... Read more
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