{"product_id":"from-a-limestone-ledge-some-essays-and-other-ruminations-about-country-life-in-texas-9781477309360","title":"From a Limestone Ledge: Some Essays and Other Ruminations about Country Life in Texas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Another fine, reflective, anecdotal look at rural Texas.\" -\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Graves writes eloquently about a countryman's concerns. There's not a false note in the book.\" -\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Like the unmortared stone fences of Graves's native hill country, \u003ci\u003eFrom a Limestone Ledge\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\" -\u003ci\u003eSouthwestern Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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 hadn't written the books he did.\" -Rick Bass, \u003ci\u003eGarden \u0026amp; Gun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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, \u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA meticulous observer of the natural world and an equally precise crafter of the written word, John Graves (1920-2013) is renowned for his Brazos Trilogy--\u003ci\u003eGoodbye to a River\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHard Scrabble\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFrom a Limestone Ledge\u003c\/i\u003e. He is widely acknowledged as Texas's most beloved writer.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50466420949266,"sku":"9781477309360","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_33996ae3-b509-487b-bb59-5e778f5d8369.jpg?v=1730121322","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/from-a-limestone-ledge-some-essays-and-other-ruminations-about-country-life-in-texas-9781477309360","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}