The record, in almost the style of a personal journal, of Mr.
Bedichek's lifelong love affair with the out of doors, and a
regional book that expands our limited knowledge of that a piece of
Texas littoral lying between Galveston and Corpus Christi, and
named after a now extinct Indian tribe. The author is deeply
concerned in problems of conservation of the land, water and wild
life, and repeatedly indicates how cruelly abused the area is by
the citizenry. His focus is on the animal world, and he treats
cranes, coons, wild goats and many other species with the detailed
interest and the occasional drama other writers would give to human
beings. Through observation backed by research he explores the
aspects of rivers, dust storms, native Texan architecture- and the
sky, which he views more as poet than astronomer. Communicable
response to man's natural habitat and his fellow creatures- gentle
but righteous insistence on respect and fair play....Not in the
class with Peattie, but approaching that sort of market. (Kirkus
Reviews)
Roy Bedichek spent most of his life working in the educational
field in Texas, but his main interest was always the great
outdoors. His first book, Adventures with a Texas Naturalist, was
published when he was almost seventy, and his second, Karankaway
Country, appeared three years later. Both were the result of a
lifetime of exploring a beloved land, of searching observation, of
discussion, debate, wide reading, and reflection. Long out of
print, Karankaway Country is now available in a handsome second
edition with a new Foreword by W. W. Newcomb, Jr.
Karankaway Country focuses on the natural history of a strip of
coastal prairie lying roughly between Corpus Christi and Galveston
and once inhabited by the poorly known and much maligned Karankawa
Indians. It serves as home base for an exposition of Bedichek's
philosophy, providing a convenient local setting for richly
tailored essays on wildlife, soil, human skin, and a variety of
other topics suggested by a wide-ranging intellect. Bedichek's
philosophy, if it can be reduced to a few words, is essentially
that humans must learn to live on peaceful and conciliatory terms
with our natural environment.
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