Selected from the previously unseen Waterline Collection at the National Maritime Museum, this compilation of photographs recreates the heyday of cruise liners, spanning the early twentieth century, and crossing five continents, from the canals of Venice to the Caribbean.
In the 1950s, a series of dams was proposed along the Brazos River in north-central Texas. For John Graves, this project meant that if the stream’s regimen was thus changed, the beautiful and sometimes brutal surrounding countryside would also change, as would the lives of the people whose rugged ancestors had eked out an existence there. Graves therefore decided to visit that stretch of the river, which he had known intimately as a youth.Goodbye to a River is his account of that farewell canoe voyage. As he braves rapids and fatigue and the fickle autumn weather, he muses upon old blood feuds of the region and violent skirmishes with native tribes, and retells wild stories of courage and cowardice and deceit that shaped both the river’s people and the land during frontier times and later. Nearly half a century after its initial publication, Goodbye to a River is a true American classic, a vivid narrative about an exciting journey and a powerful tribute to a vanishing way of life and its ever-changing natural environment.
Featuring a blend of original fiction and classic stories, this modern pulp fiction magazine showcases a diverse array of narratives and comics sourced from the public domain. It celebrates the genre's gritty charm while introducing new voices in storytelling, appealing to both nostalgic readers and contemporary audiences.