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Texas Almanac 2006-2007 - Sesquicentennial Edition (Hardcover, 2006-2007; Sesquicentennial Ed.)
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Texas Almanac 2006-2007 - Sesquicentennial Edition (Hardcover, 2006-2007; Sesquicentennial Ed.)
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The "Texas Almanac" has been the ultimate resource of life in Texas
for 150 years. First published in 1857, the "Texas Almanac
2006-2007" is the book's Sesquicentennial Edition. The "Texas
Almanac" includes articles and data about: history and government;
population and demographics; the natural environment; parks and
recreation; business and transportation; oil and minerals;
agriculture; science and health; education; and culture and the
arts. Special features in the Sesquicentennial Edition include: A
history of the more than 30 Spanish Missions in Texas, and the
cooperation and conflicts among the Franciscan friars, the Spanish
soldiers, and the local Indians who took part in the mission
system. A compelling piece on the history of cattle ranching in
Texas and its effects on the environment written by award-winning
Western author Elmer Kelton of San Angelo. Kelton, who grew up on a
ranch in Crane County and worked as a farm and ranch writer and
editor, says, "To whatever extent technology has allowed, [ranchers
and farmers] have tried to influence their environment to their
benefit. Some of the results have been favorable. Others have
fallen victim to the unwritten law of unintended consequences,
trading one set of problems for another." It covers: the growing
habits and many uses of the ubiquitous mesquite, which flourishes
across one-third of Texas; the numerous mineral springs that exist
in nearly every Texas county and their use by Indians, settlers,
and commercial spas; families of Lebanese-Syrian descent and their
impact on culture across the state. The "Texas Almanac Teacher's
Guide" is 130-page professionally written teaching tool to help
teachers and homeschoolers use the factual dense Texas resource in
the classroom, with fun and instructive interdisciplinary
activities based on information found in the Texas Almanac
2006-2007 Each lesson is coded to indicate how it helps fulfill
TEKS and TAKS objectives.
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