The
Conservation History Association of Texas is delighted to announce
Texas A&M University Press's publication of a book, The Texas Legacy Project:
Stories of Courage and Conservation, drawn from this archive.
The book is edited by David Todd and David
Weisman, and features excerpts from interviews with more than 60 narrators.
A description of the book can be seen in the
Press catalog and a listing of book release events are shown here on our
Facebook page.
Please check out recent press articles, interviews and presentations about the Texas
Legacy book and archive. A short sample interview about the book from one of the co-editors, David Todd, can be heard here, below, courtesy of
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Cecilia Nasti, and the Passport to Texas radio program:
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Early reactions:
"No student should graduate from a Texas
high school without reading this book ... or even memorizing
it." -- Bill Moyers, journalist and public
commentator
"I've never seen such an engrossing
cavalcade of those rare, self-motivated people who are the
sturdy pillars of a striving
democratic society. If you just read their own reflections and
stories, civic motivation and its resulting achievements will
occupy your mind and induce you to have a higher estimate of
your own significance. A great jolting gift for the
disillusioned, the deprived and the easily deterred."
-- Ralph Nader, citizen activist
"This book gives us an important chance to
listen to nature, learn from nature's students and stewards, and
protect our shared conservation legacy for our children and
grandchildren."
--Larry Schweiger, president and CEO,
National Wildlife Federation
"A splendid
new book, Stories of Courage and Conservation,
drawing on an impressive archive of personal reminiscences
made available through The Texas Legacy Project,
describes in the heartfelt and plain-spoken words of its
narrators how Texas came to develop such an impressive
commitment to natural resources and the environment." -- Henry Foster, former head, The Nature
Conservancy, Yale School of Forestry, and W. Alton Jones
Foundation
"Texans have good reason to be proud of their abundant
wildlife. It attracts nature enthusiasts from around the
world. That's no accident. Dozens of colorful Texas
personalities toiled most of their lives to protect the
wildlife we now enjoy. The Texas Legacy Project brilliantly
captures their stories in their words. It's a must-read for
anyone who cares about Texas. Hopefully, it will inspire
the next generation of Texas conservation leaders." -- John Flicker, former President, The
National Audubon Society
"The Texas Legacy Project confirms the incredible
value of efforts by individuals who, like John Muir, Henry David
Thoreau, and Theodore Roosevelt, dedicated much of their lives
to controversial ideas that gave great benefit to the public." -- Don Henley, recording artist,
environmentalist and founder of the Caddo Lake Institute and
Walden Woods Project
"In a state where most of the wildlands are fenced in or
marked with signs that say, "Keep out," the Texas Legacy
Project reminds us not only what is at stake but why
"the open space of democracy" matters to the souls of all
Americans. Private lands, working lands, lands that still
hold the spirit of wildness make this book a compilation of
commitment. May these stories told by individuals devoted to
a place, not only take root in Texas, but all across this
country. The legacy of the land is the legacy of its people.
The Texas Legacy Project is living proof that leadership is
love, especially when focused on the landscapes that shapes
us. This is a book that celebrates passionate engagement in
the places we call home. " -- Terry Tempest Williams, activist,
naturalist and author of
Finding Beauty in a Broken World
Conservation
History Association of Texas Texas Legacy Project
