Goodbye to a River Kids and make their first trip

and make their first trip into town

Initially published in 1887

his tenure with the Central Intelligence Agency

this captivating book combines authoritative park maps with hundreds of graphics and photographs to tell the stories of America's sixty beloved national parks

Goodbye to a River Kids and make their first tripIn this beloved modern classic, the author gives an account of three weeks spent on the Brazos River during the autumn of 1957. Part history, part memoir, and part travelogue, Goodbye to a River is a moving tribute to a vanishing world and its people. This book appeared on Mrs. Laura Bush's Family Favorites, for recommending reading for adults.