The Sand Sheet

The Sand Sheet
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Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Total Pages : 162
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ISBN-10 : 9781623495008
ISBN-13 : 1623495008
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Book Synopsis The Sand Sheet by : Arturo Longoria

Download or read book The Sand Sheet written by Arturo Longoria and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-03 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than two million acres of sand, born and blown from an ancient sea beginning about ten thousand years ago, stretch across eight counties in deep South Texas. Known as the Coastal Sand Plain, the Texas Coastal Sand Sheet, or just the Sand Sheet, it is a region of few people, little rainfall, and no water. Among the dunes and dry, brown flats, only the hardiest shrubs and grasses provide habitat for the coyotes, quail, and rattlesnakes that live here. Arturo Longoria, whose cabin sits amid the sand scrub and desert motts of granjeno, brasil, and mesquite, knows this land intimately. A student of bushcraft and natural history, Longoria found refuge in this remote and hostile country as he recovered from a rare illness. He weaves a story of beauty and survival in a land where the vastness of Texas' storied ranches and rich oil fields serves as the backdrop for a steady migration of long distance “travelers,” who cross over the border and into el desierto at great peril. This book is about a harsh and dangerous landscape that has nonetheless given sustenance and solace to a writer for whom the Sand Sheet became both his home and his inspiration.


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