Texas Portrait of a State |
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| By (photographer):
| Parent, Laurence |
| Series title: | Portrait of a Place Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-88240-915-3 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | West Margin Press
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| Imprint: | Graphic Arts Books |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $19.99 |
Book Description:
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Texas is unique, not only because it is the only state to enter the Union by way of a treaty, but because a clause in that treaty gives Texas the right, in perpetuity, to divide into as many as five separate states. These ""Five States of Texas"" reflect the remarkable geographic variety of this vast landscape. From the plains and mountains, beaches and deserts, forests and rugged canyons, Laurence Parent captures the beauty of the Texas landscapes, places, and people that are as...
More DescriptionTexas is unique, not only because it is the only state to enter the Union by way of a treaty, but because a clause in that treaty gives Texas the right, in perpetuity, to divide into as many as five separate states. These ""Five States of Texas"" reflect the remarkable geographic variety of this vast landscape. From the plains and mountains, beaches and deserts, forests and rugged canyons, Laurence Parent captures the beauty of the Texas landscapes, places, and people that are as diverse as its many-faceted culture.