He also visited northern Texas, and Streeter considers his account excellent. The maps present in this edition are the "Map of the Interior Part of Louisiana" and a reduced version of the map of the Mississippi.

Revised and updated, this edition also includes new case studies inspiring readers with more real-life examples of how to make an ecohouse work.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.