Book

634.90976 H842C 2016

Houser, Steve, 1959- author.

Comanche marker trees of Texas / Steve Houser, Linda Pelon, Jimmy W. Arterberry.

First edition.

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2016]

xix, 198 pages : illustrations (some colors), color maps, ; 24 cm

Historic trees -- Texas.

Natural monuments -- Texas.

Comanche Indians -- Texas.

Trees -- Texas -- Folklore.

Trees -- Texas -- Identification.

HISTORY / Indigenous Peoples of the Americas.

NATURE / Plants / Trees

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / Native American Studies.

Texas -- History, Local.

Pelon, Linda, author.

Arterberry, Jimmy W., 1961-, author.

OCLC Work Id http://worldcat.org/entity/work/​i​d​/​2​9​7​5​9​5​0​9​3​4

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-184) and index.

Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part 1: The process. Basic information regarding Indian marker trees -- Early recorded history of Indian marker trees -- The process of qualifying and recognizing trees -- Comanche marker tree taxonomy: Comanche marker/Turning/Pointing/Leaning/​B​e​n​t trees (Medicine Trees) -- Determining the age range of a tree -- Maps of recognized and potential Comanche marker trees -- Part 2: Tree biology and natural forces. Nature can create bent trees -- Bending trunks and limbs alters their biological and mechanical functions -- Part 3: Profiles of recognized Comanche marker trees. Gateway Park Comanche marker tree: Lower White Rock Creek Section of Dallas's Great Trinity Forest -- Storytelling Place Comanche marker tree -- Cedar Ridge Comanche marker tree -- California Crossing Comanche marker tree -- Birds Fort Trail Comanche marker tree -- Irving Escarpment Ridge Comanche marker tree -- Comanche marker trees conclusion.

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