{"product_id":"from-a-limestone-ledge-john-graves-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 John Graves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477309365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477309360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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","brand":"John Graves","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042842472703,"sku":"9781477309360","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a9615723-00ac-4250-87aa-19ff0a09361b.jpg?v=1684963845","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-a-limestone-ledge-john-graves-9781477309360","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}