Description: Interviews with several dozen residents of the Big Bend offer the most complete, contemporary portrait of life in this remote region where authentic Texans still exemplify the state's independence and community spirit.
Brief description: Marcia Hatfield Daudistel is the editor, most recently, of Grace and Gumption: The Women of El Paso and the award-winning Literary El Paso. She is the West Texas/Trans Pecos Regional Editor of Texas Books in Review. As the former Associate Director of Texas Western Press of the University of Texas at El Paso, she established the bilingual imprint, Frontera Books. She was inducted into the El Paso Commission for Women Hall of Fame in 2013.
Review Quotes: If you have ever had any interest in the Big Bend region of Texas, this is the book for you. And if you think you do not want to know more about the Big Bend, this is also the book for you.-- "Southwestern Historical Quarterly" (10/1/2015 12:00:00 AM)