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American essays 21st century British Columbia Description and travel British Columbia Social life and customs Essais américains 21e siècle Frontier and pioneer life British Columbia Hoagland, Edward Travel British Columbia Large type books LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays Pioneers British Columbia HistoryHoagland, Edward.
Summary: Thirty years ago, celebrated American writer Edward Hoagland, in his early fifties and already with a dozen acclaimed books under his belt, had a choice: a midlife crisis or a midlife adventure. He chose the adventure. Pencil and notebook at the ready, Hoagland set out to explore and write about one of the last truly wild territories remaining on the face of the earth: Alaska. From the Arctic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcade Pub. 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.98 HOAHoagland, Edward
Summary: "Press, a stockbroker going blind, has lost his job and his wife and is holed up in his Vermont cabin surrounded by a hippy commune, drug runners, farmers-gone-bust, blood-thirsty auctioneers, and general ne'er-do-wells. Solace and purpose come from the unlikeliest sources as he learns to navigate his new landscape without sight"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2017
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC HOAHoagland, Edward.
Contents: Author's note.-- The problem of the golden rule.-- The courage of turtles.-- The war in the woods.-- The elephant trainer and the man on stilts.-- Knights and squires: for love of the tugs.-- On not being a Jew.-- The draft card gesture.-- Books, movies, the news.-- The threshold and the jolt of pain.-- The lapping, itchy edge of love.-- Violence, violence.-- Blitzes and holding actions.-- The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons & Burford 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 HOAHoagland, Edward.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 HOAHoagland, Edward.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons & Burford 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 HOAHoagland, Edward.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Summit Books 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814.54 HOAHoagland, Edward.
Summary: Encounters with the trappers, traders, prospectors, and explorers who opened the last frontier, British Columbia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sierra Club Books 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.1104 HOASummary: Presents a collection of the year's best essays as selected by author and critic Vivian Gornick.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023