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In the 1950s, a series of dams was proposed along the Brazos River in north-central Texas. For John Graves, this project meant that if the stream’s regimen was thus changed, the beautiful and sometimes brutal surrounding countryside would also change, as would the lives of the people whose rugged ancestors had eked out an existence there. Graves therefore decided to visit that stretch of the river, which he had known intimately as a youth.
Goodbye to a River is his account of that farewell canoe voyage. As he braves rapids and fatigue and the fickle autumn weather, he muses upon old blood feuds of the region and violent skirmishes with native tribes, and retells wild stories of courage and cowardice and deceit that shaped both the river’s people and the land during frontier times and later. Nearly half a century after its initial publication,Goodbye to a River is a true American classic, a vivid narrative about an exciting journey and a powerful tribute to a vanishing way of life and its ever-changing natural environment.
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“John Graves’s writing is invaluable. . . . The reader who misses Graves will have missed much.” --Larry McMurtry
“As you read, you have the feeling that the whole colorful, brutal tapestry of the Lone Star State is being unrolled for you out of the biography of this one stream.” —The Atlantic Monthly
“Graves’ originality and flair turn this local scene and regional lore into an hoest and powerfully evocative picture of frontier life anywhere.” —The Chicago Sunday Tribune
“One of the most pleasing books I’ve ever read. I love the way it weaves together remote history, not so remote history, present events, and landscape.”—Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of The Hidden Life of Dogs
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- EditoreAlfred a Knopf Inc
- Data di pubblicazione1960
- ISBN 10 0394426908
- ISBN 13 9780394426907
- RilegaturaCopertina rigida
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Goodbye to a River: A Narrative
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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Russell Waterhouse (illustratore). Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. Codice articolo S_413552771
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Goodbye to a River: A Narrative
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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Russell Waterhouse (illustratore). Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. Codice articolo S_414615162
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Goodbye to a River
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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Russell Waterhouse (illustratore). Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. Codice articolo S_414405713
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Goodbye to a River
Da: 369 Bookstore _[~ 369 Pyramid Inc ~]_, Dover, DE, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Russell Waterhouse (illustratore). In the 1950s, a series of dams was proposed along the Brazos River in north-central Texas. For John Graves, this project meant that if the stream?s regimen was thus changed, the beautiful and sometimes brutal surrounding countryside would also change, as would the lives of the people whose rugged ancestors had eked out an existence there. Graves therefore decided to visit that stretch of the river, which he had known intimately as a youth.Goodbye to a Riveris his account of that farewell canoe voyage. As he braves rapids and fatigue and the fickle autumn weather, he muses upon old blood feuds of the region and violent skirmishes with native tribes, and retells wild stories of courage and cowardice and deceit that shaped both the river?s people and the land during frontier times and later. Nearly half a century after its initial publication, Goodbye to a River is a true American classic, a vivid narrative about an exciting journey and a powerful tribute to a vanishing way of life and its ever-changing natural environment.From the Trade Paperback edition. Codice articolo AMPLE0394426908
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Goodbye to a River
Da: Inside the Covers, Lancaster, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good+. Russell Waterhouse (illustratore). Ninth printing. Hard cover published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1979. The tips of the bottom corners of pages in first half of book look like they were slightly miscut at the printers and are bumped some, and some are still uncut. The name of a prior owner and the date are written on front endpaper. Book is in very good condition. Dust jacket has a tear at top front corner, some wear at top back corner, and slight wear at ends of the spine. DJ is slightly darkened along spine and is in good plus condition. 8vo, 306 pages, 1.1 lb.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 306 pages. Codice articolo MSG15096
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Goodbye to a River: A Narrative
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Hardcover. Condizione: Acceptable. Russell Waterhouse (illustratore). Acceptable. book. Codice articolo D7S9-1-M-0394426908-6
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Goodbye to a River A Narrative
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1974
ISBN 10: 0394426908
ISBN 13: 9780394426907
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Da: Inside the Covers, Lancaster, TX, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good-. Russell Waterhouse (illustratore). Seventh Printing. Signed by author on front endpaper. Seventh printing. Hard cover published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1974. Red covers with black image on front and black lettering and image on spine. Book is in very good condition. Dust jacket has slight fading along upper spine, some wear at top front corner, and is in very good minus condition. 8vo, 306 pages, 1.4 lb.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 306 pages; Signed by Author. Codice articolo MSG13437
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