{"product_id":"living-witness-historic-trees-of-texas-9781603445764","title":"Living Witness: Historic Trees of Texas","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a beautiful tribute to the natural heritage of the Lone Star State  photographer Ralph Yznaga celebrates the strong connections between Texans and their trees. Inspired by the old Texas Forest Service book  Famous Trees of Texas  Yznaga has captured the continuing attachment we have to these magnificent reminders of our culture and history. Stunning images  stories  a detailed map  and driving directions to thirty-seven famous (and infamous) trees help us appreciate how entwined the lives of people and trees are:  The Treaty Oak  memorialized in Texas lore as a meeting place for Native Americans and also as the site of Stephen F. Austins first boundary treaty with local Indians; The Burnt Oak  standing witness to the dramatic events leading up to the Battle of the Alamo  one of the largest known specimens of Quercus virginiana var. fusiformis; The Sam Houston Kissing Oak  said to occupy the location of a Houston campaign speech near San Marcos  where the \"Old Hero\" kissed local young women who presented him with a flag; The Great Goose Island Tree  believed to be more than a thousand years old; and many others. The photographs in Living Witness premiered at the groundbreaking of the Mollie Steves Zachry Texas Arboretum at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Set to open in 2012  the centennial of Lady Bird Johnsons birth  the arboretum will feature descendents of historic trees in the Hall of Texas Heroes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647409053749,"sku":"ByrdShop_1603445765","price":24.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781603445764.jpg?v=1781692421","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/living-witness-historic-trees-of-texas-9781603445764","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}