John Graves

American author and essayist (1920–2013), best known for his nature writing about Texas, including the classic book "Goodbye to a River."

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  1. 1. Goodbye To A River

    A Narrative

    A reflective travel memoir about a journey down a Central Texas river undertaken as the author confronts plans for damming and the prospect of lost landscapes; blending vivid natural description, regional history, and personal meditation, the book uses the canoe trip as a lens to explore memory, cultural change, and the value of wild places.

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