{"id":1325,"date":"2018-12-31T16:43:49","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T16:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=1325"},"modified":"2018-12-31T16:43:49","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T16:43:49","slug":"glenn-dromgooles-texas-reads-column-appears-weekly-at-lonestarliterary-com-93","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.etypegoogle10.com\/?p=1325","title":{"rendered":"Glenn Dromgoole’s Texas Reads column appears weekly at LoneStarLiterary.com"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/span><\/span>Texas Reads<\/span>>> archive<\/span><\/a><\/span>Glenn Dromgoole<\/span><\/h1>\n

5.27.2018\u00a0 Photos capture grandeur of Texas scenes<\/h1>\n

If I were selecting the most elegant Texas book of the year<\/span> published so far in 2018, two titles would be at the top of the list.<\/p>\n

Last week I told you about Horses of the American West: Portrayals by Twenty-Four Artists<\/span> by Heidi Brady<\/span> and Scott White<\/span> (Texas A&M University Press, $40 hardcover).<\/p>\n

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<\/span><\/span>Well, the other one is As Far As You Can See: Picturing Texas, <\/span>featuring the spectacular photographs of veteran Austin photographer Kenny Braun<\/span> (University of Texas Press, $45 hardcover).<\/p>\n

Measuring 10 by 13 inches, the full-color, 200-page volume is the quintessential coffee-table book, virtually commanding visitors to pick it up and savor the grandeur of Texas nature.<\/p>\n

The photographs are organized by region, beginning with West Texas and continuing through the Gulf Coast, Central Texas, the Panhandle, East Texas, Prairies & Lakes, and South Texas, showcasing the state\u2019s scenic diversity.<\/p>\n

Sixty-five of the photographs receive magnificent double-page treatments, and most of the others get a full page in the boldly lavish layout.<\/p>\n

If I had to pick a favorite from the book, I would go with the photo labeled \u201cTwelve Feet Deep,\u201d showing six pair of bare legs dangling from a bridge at Camp Tonkawa Springs in East Texas.<\/p>\n

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\u201cTwelve Feet Deep\u201d is one of the photographs from Kenny Braun\u2019s book As Far As You Can See: Picturing Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI am continually awed, and surprised, by the natural beauty of Texas,\u201d photographer Braun writes.<\/p>\n

In As Far As You Can See,<\/span> Braun shares the gift of nature with everyone who picks up and flips through his wonderful book.<\/p>\n

Author S.C. Gwynne<\/span> (Empire of the Summer Moon) contributes a foreword for the volume, part of the UT Press photography series sponsored by Abilene\u2019s Bill and Alice Wright.<\/span><\/p>\n

Midland A to Z:<\/span> Three years ago Abilene Christian University Press published a children\u2019s book, Abilene A to Z, that Jay Moore<\/span> and I co-authored about Abilene history and culture.<\/p>\n

Now ACU Press has published a similar volume featuring the history and culture of Midland, written and photographed by Jimmy and Karen Patterson<\/span>. (A is for Airport; B for Bush Family; C for Churches; D for Downtown; E for Eating; F for Football, etc.)<\/p>\n

The format is adaptable to other medium and large cities as well, as a way of introducing young readers to a community\u2019s distinctive features. For more information, check out the press\u2019s web site at acupressbooks.com.<\/p>\n

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Glenn Dromgoole<\/span> writes about Texas books and authors. Contact him at g.dromgoole@suddenlink.net.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

>> Read his past Texas Reads columns in Lone Star Literary Life here.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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