The Courage of Turtles
1985
First Published
3.85
Average Rating
239
Number of Pages
These fifteen essays, by perhaps our finest personal essayist, range over the widest possible territory - county fairs, rodeos, the circus, boxing, taxidermy, bear hunting, about being a writer, about tugboats, and about the courage of the animal kingdom. They explore compassion, pain, love, and the densely textured spectacle of a world endlessly compelling to its author. And they are brilliant. (5 1/2 X 8 1/4, 256 pages)
Avg Rating
3.85
Number of Ratings
48
5 STARS
42%
4 STARS
21%
3 STARS
25%
2 STARS
6%
1 STARS
6%
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Author
Edward Hoagland
Author · 17 books
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."
