{"product_id":"viva-texas-rivers-steven-l-davis-9781623499808","title":"Viva Texas Rivers!: Adventures, Misadventures, and Glimpses of Nirvana Along Our Storied Waterways","description":"\u003cp\u003eMore than the lifeblood of our natural world, Texas rivers have nourished the human spirit for as long as people have gathered on their banks. A living bond has flowed between Texas writers and rivers ever since the 1960 publication of John Graves's classic journey along the Brazos, \u003ci\u003eGoodbye to a River\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany of Texas' leading writers have had their hearts captured by a river, and they have created sparkling accounts of the waterways they love. Now, editors Steven L. Davis and Sam L. Pfiester have assembled the best of those works into a revelatory collection of diverse literary voices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRanging from the desert canyonlands of the Rio Grande to the swampy Big Thicket, from crystal clear Hill Country streams to the Red River's treacherous quicksand, \u003ci\u003eViva Texas Rivers! \u003c\/i\u003eshowcases many classic writings along with brand new essays written for this volume. The literary nonfiction is complemented by flashes of poetry that brilliantly reflect these curving ribbons of light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthoritative and expertly edited, \u003ci\u003eViva Texas Rivers!\u003c\/i\u003e offers shimmering accounts of hidden paradises, as well as searing expos駸 of abuse and despoliation. Yet even in the bleakest times, as these writers have found, Texas rivers can bestow a sacred grace --and unexpected redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eViva Texas Rivers!\u003c\/i\u003e brings you as close to the living nirvana of a Texas River as you can get without launching yourself into a canoe and following a great blue heron as it glides just above the breaking rapids, leading you around the bend as the river flows onward toward the best places in our hearts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven L. Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1623499801\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623499808\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas A\u0026amp;M University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 7.30w x 1.10d","brand":"Steven L. Davis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44053876277503,"sku":"9781623499808","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_056b8dc2-8582-4f78-8c66-ddec78752446.jpg?v=1685026742","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/viva-texas-rivers-steven-l-davis-9781623499808","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}