Red wolves and black bears
By: Edward Hoagland.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 1976
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
Description: "Exuberant writings on carnivals, baseball, literary backbiting, city walks, Texas, and newts"--Cover subtitle.
Table of contents: title: Thoughts on returning to the city after five months on a mountain where the wolves howled.; title: Howling back at the wolves.; title: A low-water man.; title: Bears, bears, bears.; title: Apocalypse enough: of newts and mice.; title: Heroes and footfalls.; title: A run of bad luck.; title: Pathos and perfection.; title: Writing wild.; title: Lament the red wolf.; title: That gorgeous great novelist.; title: City walking.; title: Where the action is.; title: But where is home?; title: Johnny Appleseed, bluegrass, egg creams.; title: Virginie and the slaves.; title: Nine small (literary) truths.; title: Dogs, and the tug of life.; title: Other lives.