Prairie Time: A Blackland Portrait by Matt White - 2006

College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, 2006. AT6 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping, and crease on the edges and corners, some scattered scratches and rubbing, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book lightly bowed, some bumped corners, some scraping on the bottom page edges and lightly on the top page edges, dog-eared page, light discoloration and shelf wear. Number Ten: Sam Rayburn Series on Rural Life, Sponsored by Texas A&M university - Commerce, James A. Grimshaw Jt., Series Editor. 8.75"x5.75", 251 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. In its prime, the Texas Blackland Prairie cut a swath of twelve million acres across the state from near San Antonio north to the Red River. Perhaps less than one-tenth of one percent of this vast prairie remains - small patches tucked away here and there, once serving as hay meadows or sprouting from rock too stony to plow. Matt White's connections with both prairie plants and prairie people are evident in the stories of discovery and inspiration he tells as he tracks the ever-dwindling parcels of tallgrass prairie in northeast Texas. In his search, he stumbles upon some unexpected fragments of virgin land, as well as some remarkable tales of both destruction and stewardship. Helping us understand what a prairie is and how to appreciate its beauty and importance, White also increases our awareness of prairies, past and present, so that we might champion their survival in whatever small plots remain.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.