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- Chris
- 04-04-13
Undoubtedly a great piece of American literature
I have read this book. I have listened to the audio book 4 or 5 times. This travel narrative of a canoe trip down the Brazos River in the 1950's is so many things it is difficult to describe. It is an entertaining story of a man and a dash hound puppy on a canoe trip. It is a story of the history of the last century in this part of Texas with all of the bad and some of the good included. It is the story of a man struggling to cope with the fast coming changes of modern life. However, what it really is, is a complex work that evokes so many thoughts and emotions that it takes me longer to get through it with each listen, and makes me sad it is over every time I finish it.
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- John S.
- 05-03-07
Perfect narration
I'll admit I did tune out at times when the author went on for a while about minor historical points along the course of the river. However, the narrator does an outstanding job, personalizing the story so vividly that I still can't believe Graves didn't read it himself.
I really fell for the antics of his traveling companion ("The Passenger").
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- Hannes
- 06-02-07
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I'm a 53 year old native of Texas and this work strikes many chords with me. The book is 'required reading' for anyone interested in a blend of 50's 'progress' in the form of the threatened river and a whole host of tales that, in spite of Graves' conditional idolatry, does not paint a flattering picture of settlers who no doubt loved the land but on their own terms. The subjugation of native Americans is well-portrayed. But the best part of the book, fleeting at times and maddeningly interrupted by various pseudophilosophical diatribes, is just hearing about floating down the river in the capricious time of November in Texas. The vicissitudes of the trip, puctuated by the 'passenger' dachshund are great. I just took his, as the author being a Texan, god-given right to blast birds out the beautiful autumn sky when he would have done just fine with fish or goods from the various stores he finds along the way, with a grain of salt If you're not a Texan, you are more than likely to not really understand or appreciate the book.
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- Sarah
- 08-22-21
An entertaining listen
I recommend this book if you like a good story and some history. Easy to listen to while doing chores or other mindless activities. Superb narration.
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- W. McConnell
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Well done.
Well done all the way around. I'm a happier person for having listened to it.
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- J.H.Howell
- 09-12-23
Every read is better than the last
I live in the pecan orchard mentioned in this book. I grew up fishing and camping on our piece of the Brazos and this book is a treasure that lends it history to my memories of that beloved stretch of river. I’ll recommend this title to anyone who will ask and some who don’t.
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- kjs
- 08-19-22
The best book on Texas history I've ever read
read this book if you really want to understand Texas and its people. floating along the river Graves gives an honest account of the people who settled along the Brazos good and bad.
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- Glyndon Hague
- 12-01-21
There is no better audio book
Like an old friend, and John was my friend, this audio presentation of this literary masterpiece is as near perfection as one could hope to find in the library of such things.
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- TX Sunshine
- 12-30-20
Outstanding!
The book was just what I needed this busy time of yr. The pace of the book and Mr. Strozier's reading are well-matched. I particularly appreciate that Mr Strozier managed to correctly pronounce even some of our unusual geographic names. I'll be listening again!
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- 03-26-19
Such a compelling story!
Even years after it’s publication, Goodbye to a River stands up. Henry Strozier captures the first-person narrative beautifully, making this listening experience one of the best!
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Endurance
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- By: Alfred Lansing
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance set sail for the South Atlantic. In October, 1915, still half a continent away from its intended base, the ship was trapped, then crushed in the ice. For five months, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men, drifting on ice packs, were castaways in one of the most savage regions of the world.
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The best book I've had
- By Thomas Allen on 09-17-08
By: Alfred Lansing
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The Lost City of Z
- A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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A sensational disappearance that made headlines around the world. A quest for truth that leads to death, madness or disappearance for those who seek to solve it. The Lost City of Z is a blockbuster adventure narrative about what lies beneath the impenetrable jungle canopy of the Amazon. After stumbling upon a hidden trove of diaries, acclaimed New Yorker writer David Grann set out to find out what happened to the British explorer Percy Fawcett and his quest for the Lost City of Z.
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A Worthy Read for Armchair Explorers
- By Jennifer Seattle, WA on 03-01-09
By: David Grann
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Empire of the Summer Moon
- Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
- By: S. C. Gwynne
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 15 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Empire of the Summer Moon spans two astonishing stories. The first traces the rise and fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history. The second entails one of the most remarkable narratives ever to come out of the Old West: the epic saga of the pioneer woman Cynthia Ann Parker and her mixed-blood son, Quanah, who became the last and greatest chief of the Comanches.
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Historically Significant
- By Rick on 10-07-16
By: S. C. Gwynne
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Deeply moving
- By Kate on 08-12-03
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This House of Sky
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- By: Ivan Doig
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A nominee for the National Book Award, Ivan Doig's brilliant memoir shares the experiences and culture that shaped his early years and made him fall in love with the West. From his childhood in a family of homesteaders through the death of his mother and his move to Montana to herd sheep, Doig shows his intimate connection with the American West.
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Early work by a favorite author
- By Doggy Bird on 09-06-14
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Gladesmen: Gator Hunters, Moonshiners, and Skiffers
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- By: Glen Simmons, Laura Ogden
- Narrated by: James R. Marshall
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- By Jeff D. on 02-22-20
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Bearstone
- By: Will Hobbs
- Narrated by: George Guidall
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Too much swearing
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Father Water, Mother Woods
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- By: Gary Paulsen
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
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So True
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By: Gary Paulsen
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