On Independence Creek
Subtitle: The Story of a Texas Ranch
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Published: September 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 203
ISBN-13: 9780896725621
Subjects: United States - State & Local - General; History: American; History; Biography / Autobiography; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Regional Subjects - South; Personal Memoirs
First sentence: THE OPPRESSIVE HEAT of the endless day in August fades slowly, and the first gentle breeze dances up from the river, carrying the faint heavy scent of the deep Pecos River that runs a stone's throw away, and the promise of dreams.