The books became known as his "Brazos Trilogy." His fans included former first lady Laura Bush, who often listed "Goodbye to a River" as one of her favorites.Īdmirers of Graves often called him the Henry David Thoreau of Texas. Graves also wrote "Hard Scrabble" in 1974 and "From a Limestone Ledge" in 1980. It has endured as one of the most acclaimed books about Texas and was nominated for a National Book Award. Graves was best known for "Goodbye to a River," a memoir of a canoe trip down the Brazos River that chronicled nature in masterful language and used history and philosophy to capture a sense of place. Stratton did not know the cause of death but said Graves had been in declining health since breaking his hip several years ago. "Kip" Stratton, president of the Texas Institute of Letters. Graves died Wednesday at his home near Glen Rose, said W.K. Author John Graves, whose 1960 book "Goodbye to a River" and authentic depictions of rural Texas made him one of the state's most celebrated and beloved writers, has died.
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