Llano Estacado: Exploration and Imagination on the High Plains of Texas and New Mexico, 1536-1860 - Hardcover

John M. Morris (author)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0876111541 ISBN 13: 9780876111543

Publisher: Texas State Historical Association, 1999

Synopsis

This story of the legendary Llano Estacado from 1536 to 1860 informs our understanding of discovery and geography in the Southwest. El Llano Estacado is more than a good read: it is also a native son's meditation on the role of the imagination and myth in how we perceive this unique environment. From the dawn of historic contact with the Southern High Plains, a remarkable series of Spanish, French, Mexican, and Anglo-American explorers and adventurers attempted to make sense of its curious environment. "Lo Llano, " the first part of this saga, is a detective story on the Lost Coronado Trail. The key to this ancient Southwestern mystery - where did the Spanish go in 1541? - is understanding what they saw and how they remembered it in their writings. Part Two, "The Llano Frontier, " studies the three centuries of Spanish exploration and imagination following Coronado. "The Illimitable Prairie, " part three of the study, analyzes the romantic discovery of the Llano in the Anglo imagination. In the final part, "T Great Zahara, " the author rides the trail of the classic Anglo explorers of the Llano: James W. Abert, Randolph Marcy, John Pope, and others. The visual representations of the Llano are also revealed through numerous illustrations of rare maps and lithographs.

About this title

About the Author:

John Miller Morris, a native son of the Panhandle, is also the author of From Coronado to Escalante. He is associate professor of social geography and inter-disciplinary studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio.

About this edition

• Publisher: Texas State Historical Association
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0876111541
• ISBN 13: 9780876111543
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 424