book nominally covers the period from 1951 through 2000, but there are some
notes from earlier years, and some data from later years appear in tables and
elsewhere, including a short epilog. The main chronological section contains
year-by-year summaries of two or three pages each. Then there are capsule
histories of the sixty-nine Texas caving groups that have existed over the
years. Next is a Serious Sidesection
covering things like cave science and conservation, Texas cavers' work in
Mexico and New Mexico, cave diving, and accidents and fatalities. A Lighter
Side section describes famous parties and recounts humorous tales about things
like vehicular misadventures. Finally there is a long section with histories of
Texas's ten greatest caves and one cave in Mexico with which Texas cavers have
been heavily involved, especially in restoration.
illustrations include about 375 photos, two-thirds of them in color.From renowned book critic Bill Mixon (disclaimer: now a Texas caver): I
don't expect to live to see another history of an NSS region as good, or even
as extensive, as 50 Years of Texas Caving.
Carl E. Kunath 2007 526 pages, hard bound, lots of glossy color