{"product_id":"texas-portrait-of-a-state-9781513262185","title":"Texas: Portrait of a State","description":"Texas is unique, not only because it is the only state to enter the Union by way of a treaty, but because a clause in that treaty gives Texas the right, in perpetuity, to divide into as many as five separate states. These \"Five States of Texas\" reflect the remarkable geographic variety of this vast landscape. From the plains and mountains, beaches and deserts, forests and rugged canyons, Laurence Parent captures the beauty of the Texas landscapes, places, and people that are as diverse as its many-faceted culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaurence Parent is the author of thirty-seven books, including \u003ci\u003eBig Bend National Park\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTexas Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTexas Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e (all coauthored by Joe Nick Patoski), and \u003ci\u003eOfficial Guide to Texas State Parks and Historic Sites\u003c\/i\u003e. A full-time freelance photographer and writer specializing in landscape, travel, and nature subjects, Parent has been published in \u003ci\u003eMen's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOutside\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBackpacker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSierra\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNatural History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Parks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArizona Highways\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTravel \u0026amp; Leisure\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTexas Highways\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTexas Parks \u0026amp; Wildlife\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew Mexico Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Graphic Arts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515580420370,"sku":"9781513262185","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_97c35e58-1300-4f61-a5fd-b164a90827b2.jpg?v=1731007371","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/texas-portrait-of-a-state-9781513262185","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}