"Berlandier: A French Naturalist on the Texas Frontier" tells the history of Jean Louis Berlandier (1805-1851), remembered as one of the most enlightened naturalists of the American Southwest. He was one of the first to investigate the natural history of the Gulf Coastal Plain, the Rio Grande Valley, the Balcones Escarpment and the Edwards Plateau. Students of Texas biology have learned about Berlandier through such species as the Texas Green-Eyed Sunflower, Texas Windflower, Texas Tortoise, and the Rio Grande Leopard Frog. Between 1826 and 1828, Berlandier collected these species for the...
"Berlandier: A French Naturalist on the Texas Frontier" tells the history of Jean Louis Berlandier (1805-1851), remembered as one of the most enlighte...
In May, 1876, events in this story led to the murder of a pretty fifteen year-old girl known as Sarah Ann (Sallie) Curry. A first page article about the murder was headlined as "A Murder Most Foul, Strange, and Unnatural," but what did "Strange and Unnatural" mean in the murder of a girl?
In May, 1876, events in this story led to the murder of a pretty fifteen year-old girl known as Sarah Ann (Sallie) Curry. A first page article about t...
In May, 1876, events in this story led to the murder of a pretty fifteen year-old girl known as Sarah Ann (Sallie) Curry. A first page article about the murder was headlined as "A Murder Most Foul, Strange, and Unnatural," but what did "Strange and Unnatural" mean in the murder of a girl?
In May, 1876, events in this story led to the murder of a pretty fifteen year-old girl known as Sarah Ann (Sallie) Curry. A first page article about t...
The protagonist is a young British butterfly collector who, working for the British Museum in London, collected the little-known butterflies and moths at the time in Texas in 1840. The collector teamed with a Spanish senorita to collect them across Texas when traveling in an ox-drawn covered wagon over rough and muddy roads and through the ranges of hostile Native Americans. The book is about their collections and, at times, hazardous adventures. The text is a natural history of the butterfly and moth species pictured. The book is also a history of pioneer Texas of the 1840s as well as the...
The protagonist is a young British butterfly collector who, working for the British Museum in London, collected the little-known butterflies and moths...
The protagonist is a young British butterfly collector who, working for the British Museum in London, collected the little-known butterflies and moths at the time in Texas in 1840. The collector teamed with a Spanish senorita to collect them across Texas when traveling in an ox-drawn covered wagon over rough and muddy roads and through the ranges of hostile Native Americans. The book is about their collections and, at times, hazardous adventures. The text is a natural history of the butterfly and moth species pictured. The book is also a history of pioneer Texas of the 1840s as well as the...
The protagonist is a young British butterfly collector who, working for the British Museum in London, collected the little-known butterflies and moths...
