Ebook: Big Thicket Legacy

The nearly impassable, primeval forest which westward-moving pioneers encountered in southeast Texas became known as the Big Thicket. A few families probed their way to the heart of the Thicket, established isolated homesteads, and came to terms with the wilderness. In Big Thicket Legacy, Campbell and Lynn Loughmiller present the stories of the Big Thicket people in their own words. At the time these stories were recorded, many of the storytellers were close to one hundred years old, with some being the great-grandchildren of the first settlers. These people loved the Big Thicket and derived daily enjoyment from it. Here are stories about robbing a bee tree, hunting wild boar, plowing all day and dancing all night, wading five miles to church through a cypress brake, and making soap using hickory ashes. The people who shared these stories may be gone now, but their legacy remains. Now a new generation of those interested in folklore, Texas, natural history, and the relationship of people to their environment can enjoy their experiences in this reprint of a classic book.