MOMENTAN AUSVERKAUFT
Über dieses Produkt
Product Identifiers
PublisherTexas A&M University Press
ISBN-101623498201
ISBN-139781623498207
eBay Product ID (ePID)27038765305
Product Key Features
Book TitleCedar Choppers : Life on the Edge of Nothing
Number of Pages280 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicSustainable Living, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), Social History, General, Economic Conditions, Economics / General, Sociology / Rural
GenreHouse & Home, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics, History
AuthorKen Roberts
Book SeriesSam Rayburn Series on Rural Life, Sponsored by Texas A&M University-Commerce Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight17 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"This book is for anyone who enjoys learning more about a hidden but fascinating story of human migration, and the power of a relatively small group to have a large impact on the region."-- Great Plains Quarterly
TitleLeadingThe
Series Volume Number24
SynopsisAt the low-water bridge below Tom Miller Dam, west of downtown Austin, during the summer of his tenth or eleventh year, Ken Roberts had his first encounter with cedar choppers. On his way to the bridge for a leisurely afternoon of fishing, he suddenly found himself facing a group of boys who clearly came from a different place and culture than the middle-class, suburban community he was accustomed to. Rather, "...they looked hard--tanned, skinny, dirty. These were not kids you would see in Austin." When Roberts's fishing companion curtly refused the strangers' offer to sell them a stringer of bluegills, the three boys went away, only to reappear moments later, one of them carrying a club. Roberts and his friend made a hasty retreat. This encounter provoked in the author the question, "Who are these people?" The Cedar Choppers: Life on the Edge of Nothing is his thoughtful, entertaining, and informative answer. Based on oral history interviews with several generations of cedar choppers and those who knew them, this book weaves together the lively, gritty story of these largely Scots-Irish migrants with roots in Appalachia who settled on the west side of the Balcones Fault during the mid-nineteenth century, subsisting mainly on hunting, trapping, moonshining, and, by the early twentieth century, cutting, transporting, and selling cedar fence posts and charcoal. The emergence of Austin as a major metropolitan area, especially after the 1950s, soon brought the cedar choppers and their hillbilly lifestyle into direct confrontation with the gentrified urban population east of the Balcones Fault. This clash of cultures, which provided the setting for Roberts's encounter as a young boy, propels this first book-length treatment of the cedar choppers, their clans, their culture and mores, and their longing for a way of life that is rapidly disappearing., "Meticulously researched and engagingly written, Ken Roberts' The Cedar Choppers leads us on a fascinating journey to the heart of this legendary Texas subculture."-- Steven L. Davis, PEN USA-winning author and past president, Texas Institute of Letters "Meant first for general audiences but badly needed by scholars, the work brings a neglected group into the southwestern history canon . . . a readable, conversational narrative."-- Southwestern Historical Quarterly "The best Texas book I've read of late was The Cedar Choppers: Life on the Edge of Nothing by Ken Roberts. It doubles as one of the most instructive books about Austin's history and culture."-- Austin American Statesman Number Twenty-four: Sam Rayburn Series on Rural Life, sponsored by Texas A&M University-Commerce, During this pre-teen years, Ken Roberts had his first encounter with cedar choppers west of Austin, which provoked the question, "Who are these people?" The Cedar Choppers: Life on the Edge of Nothing is his entertaining, and informative answer. Based on interviews with several generations of cedar choppers and others, Roberts weaves together the lively, gritty story of these largely Scots-Irish migrants with roots in Appalachia who settled on the west side of the Balcones Fault during the mid-19th century, subsisting on hunting, trapping, moonshining, and, by the early 20th century, cutting, transporting, and selling cedar fence posts and charcoal. "Meticulously researched and engagingly written, Ken Roberts' The Cedar Choppers leads us on a fascinating journey to the heart of this legendary Texas subculture."-- Steven L. Davis, PEN USA-winning author and past president, Texas Institute of Letters "Meant first for general audiences but badly needed by scholars, the work brings a neglected group into the southwestern history canon . . . a readable, conversational narrative."-- Southwestern Historical Quarterly "The best Texas book I've read of late was The Cedar Choppers: Life on the Edge of Nothing by Ken Roberts. It doubles as one of the most instructive books about Austin's history and culture."-- Austin American Statesman Number Twenty-four: Sam Rayburn Series on Rural Life, sponsored by Texas A&M University-Commerce
Bewertungen und Rezensionen
Relevanteste Rezensionen
- 23. Jul. 2020
I recommend this book to anyone interested in different cultures from the fairly recent past.
Fascinating book. Meticulously researched. I was amazed that this nearly primitive culture existed within several miles of downtown Austin at a time when Austin was in the process of becoming the modern city that it is today. These were fiercely independent Appalachian folks with Scots-Irish roots that resisted modernization until forced to do so by climate and late 20th century society.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 30. Nov. 2021
Great for central Texas residents
I am a retired Brick and Stone mason from Austin. I have been around and worked with many of the clans mentioned in this book. Very interesting to know history of these families.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
