Texas: Portrait of a State [Paperback]

Texas is unique, not only because it is the only state to enter the Union by way of a treaty, but because a clause in that treaty gives Texas the right, in perpetuity, to divide into as many as five separate states. These Five States of Texas reflect the remarkable geographic variety of this vast landscape. From the plains and mountains, beaches and deserts, forests and rugged canyons, Laurence Parent captures the beauty of the Texas landscapes, places, and people that are as diverse as its many-faceted culture.

Laurence Parent is the author of thirty-seven books, includingBig Bend National Park,Texas Coast,Texas Mountains(all coauthored by Joe Nick Patoski), andOfficial Guide to Texas State Parks and Historic Sites. A full-time freelance photographer and writer specializing in landscape, travel, and nature subjects, Parent has been published inMen's Journal,Outside,Backpacker,Sierra,Natural History,National Parks,Newsweek,Arizona Highways,Travel & Leisure, theNew York Times,Texas Highways,Texas Monthly,Texas Parks & Wildlife, andNew Mexico Magazine.

Texas is unique, not only because it is the only state to enter the Union by way of a treaty, but because a clause in that treaty gives Texas the right, in perpetuity, to divide into as many as five separate states. These Five States of Texas reflect the remarkable geographic variety of this vast landscape. From the plains and mountains, beaches and deserts, forests and rugged canyons, Laurence Parent captures the beauty of the Texas landscapes, pll3F