{"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\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3648433\"\u003eJohn Graves\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477309360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477309365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-NAT\"\u003eNature\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-NAT045000\"\u003eEcosystems \u0026amp; Habitats | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LCO\"\u003eLiterary Collections\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LCO010000\"\u003eEssays\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJOHN GRAVES(1920-2013)A meticulous observer of the natural world and an equally precise crafter of the written word, John Graves is renowned for his Brazos Trilogy--Goodbye to a River, Hard Scrabble, and From a Limestone Ledge. He is widely acknowledged as Texas's most beloved writer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43832814731403,"sku":"9781477309360","price":21.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_d5027445-acaf-47d0-ab60-10edb98728eb.jpg?v=1755623636","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/from-a-limestone-ledge-some-essays-and-other-ruminations-about-country-life-in-texas-9781477309360","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}