Red Wolves and Black Bears

by Edward Hoagland

Trapping wolves, bearding bears and carnival diving, Dixie slaves, baseball heroes and literary backbiting, city walks, Vermont communes, Texas ranchers, and newts and surviving - Hoagland's eye sees all this; and his perceptions are sharp and fresh, his interests diverse and idiosyncratic, his style exuberant and delightful. (5 1/2 X 8 1/4, 288 pages)

273 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Edward Hoagland (born December 21, 1932, in New York, New York) is an author best known for his nature and travel writing. His non-fiction has been widely praised by writers such as John Updike, who called him "the best essayist of my generation."

Reviews

[Spiros]

A meandering, discursive collection of essays. When not "narrowly" focused on the subjects of Brown Bears, Grey Wolves, and Red Wolves (and there is nothing at all narrow about those essays), the focus meanders nicely. Really, the affect was very much like listening to the radio ramblings of Chris Stevens from "Northern Exposure"; if Hoagland had thought to reference Jung more often, or at all, these essays might have worked as shooting scripts for that character.

[Chris K]

Read this for some perspective on writers and writing, the wilderness and our love/hate relationship with crowded cities. I found some really wonderful, obvious things to chew on while reading it.

[Rui Huang]

Very informative, and well-written, these essays were unique and taught me a lot about nature.