{"product_id":"texas-hill-country-9780292702189","title":"Texas Hill Country","description":"\u003cp\u003eLimestone hills  cold spring-fed streams  live oaks and cedar  old German townsthe Texas Hill Country may well be the most beloved region of the state. Unlike West Texas with its dramatic expanses of plains and sky  or the eastern Piney Woods in their lush fecundity  the Hill Country never overwhelms. Its intimate landscapes of rolling hills  fields of wildflowers  and cypress-shaded rivers impart a peace and serenity that draws the urban-weary from across Texas and even beyond. In this volume  two of the states most respected artists join their talents to create an unsurpassed portrait of the Texas Hill Country. With an unerring eye for landscape photography  Wyman Meinzer distills the visual essence of the Hill Countrylong vistas of oak-and-cedar-covered hills  clear streams running over rocks  bluebonnets turning fields into lapis-colored seas. His photographs also go beyond the familiar to reveal surprising contrasts and juxtapositionsprickly pear cactus delicately frosted with ice  black-eyed susans growing among granite boulders. With an equally true feeling for what makes the Hill Country distinct  John Graves writes about the land and its people and how they have shaped one another. He pays tribute to the tenacious German pioneers who turned unpromising land into farms and ranches  the Anglo-American \"cedar-choppers\" who harvested the regions pest plant  and even the generations of vacationers who have found solace in the Hill Country. As Graves observes  \"since well over a century ago  the region has been a sort of reference point for natives of other parts of the state  and mention of it usually brings smiles and nods.\" Together  John Graves and Wyman Meinzer once again demonstrate that they are the foremost artists of the Texas landscape. The portrait they create in images and words is as close as you can come to the heart of the Hill Country without being there.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279757205557,"sku":"ByrdShop_0292702183","price":32.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780292702189.jpg?v=1780608909","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/texas-hill-country-9780292702189","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}