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From a Limestone Ledge John Graves

From a Limestone Ledge By John Graves

From a Limestone Ledge by John Graves


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Summary

Now back in printthe third volume in the acclaimed Brazos Trilogy by John Graves, who is widely acknowledged as Texass most beloved writer.

From a Limestone Ledge Summary

From a Limestone Ledge: Some Essays and Other Ruminations about Country Life in Texas by John Graves

Another fine, reflective, anecdotal look at rural Texas. New Yorker

Graves writes eloquently about a countrymans concerns. There's not a false note in the book. Boston Globe

Like the unmortared stone fences of Gravess native hill country, From a Limestone Ledge is constructed of bits and pieces never designed to fit together, yet made to achieve a unity that is more enduring than the sum of its individual parts by the hands of a master craftsman. Southwestern Historical Quarterly

The beauty of his work endures, and there is a greater pride in Texans hearts for their home, I think, than there would be if he hadnt written the books he did. Rick Bass, Garden & Gun

In describing the particulars of his surroundings, Graves often was describing the world in microcosm and the place and plight of humankind in it. Bryan Woolley, Dallas Morning News

About John Graves

A meticulous observer of the natural world and an equally precise crafter of the written word, John Graves (19202013) is renowned for his Brazos TrilogyGoodbye to a River, Hard Scrabble, and From a Limestone Ledge. He is widely acknowledged as Texass most beloved writer.

Table of Contents

  • Foreword by Bill Wittliff
  • Preface
  • Coping
    • Notes of an Uncertain Bluecollar Man
    • More Than Most People Probably Want to Know About Fences
    • Building Fever
    • Meat
    • Vin du Pays
    • Trash as Treasure
    • Kindred Spirits
  • Creatures
    • Nineteen Cows
    • A Few Words in Favor of Goats
    • Of Bees and Men
    • Blue and Some Other Dogs
    • Some Chickens I Have Known
  • Ponderings, People, and Other Oddments
    • Noticing
    • Weather Between East and West
    • Coronados Stepchildren
    • Tobacco Without Smoke I: Dippers
    • Tobacco Without Smoke II: Chewers
    • Ones Own Sole Ground
    • A Loser

Additional information

GOR013594260
9781477309360
1477309365
From a Limestone Ledge: Some Essays and Other Ruminations about Country Life in Texas by John Graves
Used - Very Good
Paperback
University of Texas Press
2016-02-09
253
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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