Bøger af John Graves

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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Her foreboding eyes hide the horrid truth. She will destroy humanity unless a self-absorbed CRSPR scientist, her brilliant daughter, a sadistic interrogator or Mantis - her nemesis - can kill Tracker first. Who will survive?Will You?

This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.

Today's wind turbines Kill millions of birds worldwide: raptors are threatened with extinction Require significant amounts of CO2 to manufacture Deliver electricity intermittently, at best Require enormous back up coal and gas fired power plants creating yet more CO2 Can be unhealthy or harmful to local residents Are deadly - to core component manufacturers and maintenance personnel Have enormous costs - paid for by the taxpayer There are many alternative wind turbine choices that do no harm to birds or people. They are far more cost effective, as well. Only the wealthiest investors take benefit from today's wind industry. All of us pay higher prices for their indulgences. My intention is to encourage awareness of the entire story - of effective design choices and of how to bring change to your local community.Enjoy the many bird videos!

Meinzer's photographs offer a stunning visual counterpoint to Graves's words, showing that rivers have been central to the development of the unique character of Texas.

Now back in print-the second volume in the acclaimed Brazos Trilogy by John Graves, who is widely acknowledged as Texas's most beloved writer.

Now available in paperback for the first time . . . The story of the decade-long apprenticeship that paved the way for John Graves' masterwork, Goodbye to a River.

An anthology of works by a beloved Texas writer.

Now back in print-the third volume in the acclaimed Brazos Trilogy by John Graves, who is widely acknowledged as Texas's most beloved writer.