John Graves cornered the market on prestige Texas nature writing so long ago, I was pleasantly surprised to see Rick Bass (who is excellent, of course). I guess last year's collection, Fortunate Son: Selected Essays from the Lone Star State, was a little too on the nose?
So many great books to add to my reading list! Was surprised (in a good way) to see Faulkner & Ward on the list for MS. Relatedly, have you read Welty's fabulous essay Some Notes on River Country?
the delmarva peninsula (which makes up a substantial part of delaware) 100%%%% has a claim on the south! the classic on rural chesapeake bay is "beautiful swimmers," a cultural history of blue crabs, which won a pulitzer in the 70s
I've driven through the Delmarva Peninsula, and I concede this point. (This is also where industrial chicken production emerged, which went on to be a very Southern industry.) Not sure there are any *books* worth reading about Delaware nature, though...
John Graves all the way for Texas. Even Rick would concede this. (Much love, Rick.) Some of Graves' writing in his book Hard Scrabble approaches perfection.
For Texas: Goodbye to a River... probably.
Wes said the same! I'm open to it.
John Graves cornered the market on prestige Texas nature writing so long ago, I was pleasantly surprised to see Rick Bass (who is excellent, of course). I guess last year's collection, Fortunate Son: Selected Essays from the Lone Star State, was a little too on the nose?
Didn't know about Fortunate Son! I still have to read Deer Pasture, and I guess I'll have to check out this, too.
So many great books to add to my reading list! Was surprised (in a good way) to see Faulkner & Ward on the list for MS. Relatedly, have you read Welty's fabulous essay Some Notes on River Country?
Somehow I have not! That will be remedied shortly.
the delmarva peninsula (which makes up a substantial part of delaware) 100%%%% has a claim on the south! the classic on rural chesapeake bay is "beautiful swimmers," a cultural history of blue crabs, which won a pulitzer in the 70s
I've driven through the Delmarva Peninsula, and I concede this point. (This is also where industrial chicken production emerged, which went on to be a very Southern industry.) Not sure there are any *books* worth reading about Delaware nature, though...
John Graves all the way for Texas. Even Rick would concede this. (Much love, Rick.) Some of Graves' writing in his book Hard Scrabble approaches perfection.