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title: "Hard Scrabble: Observations on a Patch of Land"
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# Hard Scrabble: Observations on a Patch of Land

**Brand:** john graves
**Price:** € 39.69
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- **What is this?** Hard Scrabble: Observations on a Patch of Land by john graves
- **How much does it cost?** € 39.69 with free shipping
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Hard Scrabble: Observations on a Patch of Land

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## Customer Reviews

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    The Man and His Land
  

*by S***R on Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2005*

Texan John Graves is not a man to shy away from challenges: he invites them. When he bought his little piece of Texas, he clearly knew he was in for a big one, but I am not sure if he was aware of how his accumulated knowledge of this land would shape the man  he was becoming.  This book takes you through the process of  a bumpy courtship and the resulting marriage between a man and his land.Already armed with a deep appreciation of Nature, he was able to slowly coax renewed vigor into this misused patch of land through his gentle nurturing of it.The book is full of his personal adventurers such as stone masonry, animal husbandry, carpentry, and all the hazards inherent in farm life. All presented without regret, with humor and modesty.  Inevitably he laments the encroachment of more urban activities as they threaten his bucolic existence.  Yet he speaks of the duality of his own urban interactions and compares them to the realities of his rural lifestyle.This book to me was as much about the man John Graves as it is about his subject, "Hard Scrabble".  Tough and complex, like his Patch of Land,  he personifies the best Texas has to offer.

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    This is a wonderful book. Probably not for everybody - it is ...
  

*by A***H on Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2018*

This is a wonderful book.  Probably not for everybody - it is the kind of book you must read at leisure so you can think over what is being said. Maybe by the fireside on a cold winter's night, with the cold, cutting wind whistling outside, and your favorite drink in hand. Graves, in this book, has gotten down to one of the core truths of what it is that defines a Texan and his relationship with the land. Not exactly an easy read - if you want to get the most out of it - but more than worth the effort.  A brilliant bit of writing, and I couldn't recommend it more highly.

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    New Understanding of the Land
  

*by R***Y on Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2018*

Loved the essays about a plot of land near my home.  I understand a lot more about land management than I did before.  I can almost hear Graves talking as a read his description of his farm and the land surrounding it.

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