Kniha Marfa Louise S. O'Connor

Marfa

Jazyk: Angličtina
Vazba: Brožovaná
Vydavatel: ARCADIA PUB (SC)
Dostupnost: Skladem u dodavatele v malém množství
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In the rugged High Chihuahua Desert of West Texas, Marfa lies in the northeast corner of Presidio Co...

Informace o knize

Jazyk
Angličtina
Vazba
Kniha - Brožovaná
Vydáno
2009
Stránek
128
EAN
9780738558554
ISBN
0738558559
Enbook ID
11468956
Vydavatel
Hmotnost
386
Rozměry
166 x 235 x 10

Kompletní popis

In the rugged High Chihuahua Desert of West Texas, Marfa lies in the northeast corner of Presidio County, 60 miles from the Mexico border. Originally established as a water stop for the Galveston, Harrisburg, and San Antonio Railroad in 1883, it soon became the county seat and heart of a thriving commercial center built around ranching. Marfa's Fort D. A. Russell, first known as Camp Albert and later Camp Marfa, has been home to numerous military units from the early 1900s through the end of World War II. This military presence, combined with the development of the famous Highland Hereford that propelled local cattle ranching to a nationally recognized level, provided the economic and social base for the community well into the 1950s. Marfa's proximity to Mexico contributes tremendously to a remarkable blend of cultures, and today the once remote frontier town has established itself as a sophisticated arts and cultural mecca.

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