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Life on Matagorda Island
Wayne H. McAlister
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Description for Life on Matagorda Island
Paperback. A barrier beach is a paradox: appealing to visit but appalling to live on. Wayne McAlister moved to Matagorda Islandfor the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and seven years later, the McAlisters were still observing the flora and fauna. Illustrator(s): McAlister, Martha K. Series: Gulf Coast Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 49 drawings, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 449.
From most people's point of view, a barrier beach is a paradox: appealing to visit but appalling to live on. An enjoyable day's excursion requires shade, dark glasses, sunblock, drinking water, food, and, of course, a shower afterward. Take all those amenities away and consider existing alone on the island full-time, even during hurricanes. When Wayne and Martha McAlister moved to Matagorda Island, a wildlife refuge off the central Texas coast, they anticipated staying perhaps five years. But sent to take up duties with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wayne McAlister fell under the island's spell the moment he ... Read more
From most people's point of view, a barrier beach is a paradox: appealing to visit but appalling to live on. An enjoyable day's excursion requires shade, dark glasses, sunblock, drinking water, food, and, of course, a shower afterward. Take all those amenities away and consider existing alone on the island full-time, even during hurricanes. When Wayne and Martha McAlister moved to Matagorda Island, a wildlife refuge off the central Texas coast, they anticipated staying perhaps five years. But sent to take up duties with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wayne McAlister fell under the island's spell the moment he ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Gulf Coast Studies
Condition
New
Weight
455g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781585443383
SKU
V9781585443383
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99-1
About Wayne H. McAlister
Wayne H. McAlister is a retired professor of biology at Victoria College who worked as an environmental education specialist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for ten years. He and his wife, Martha, live in Victoria, Texas.
Reviews for Life on Matagorda Island
I haven't been so moved by a natural history book since I read Rachel Carson's Under the Sea Wind forty years ago, says Rice University's Paul Harcombe about Life on Matagorda Island.