TY - BOOK AU - Cozine,James TI - Saving the Big Thicket: from exploration to preservation, 1685-2003 SN - 9781417590599 AV - F392.C882.S285 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - Denton PB - Big Thicket Association/University of North Texas Press KW - Environmental protection KW - Texas KW - Big Thicket KW - Historic preservation KW - Electronic Books N1 - "Number 4 in the Temple Big Thicket Series."; 2; The Indians' assault --; The Spanish assault --; The Anglo assault --; A timber bonanza --; Oil exploration in the Big Thicket --; The drive for preservation --; The Yarborough years --; Urbanites and intellectuals --; Consensus and compromise; 2; b N2 - The Big Thicket of East Texas, which at one time covered over two million acres, served as a barrier to civilizations throughout most of historic times. This text is a classic account of the region's history and a play-by-play narrative of the prolonged fight for the Big Thicket Preserve UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=130059&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -