Edward Hoagland

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Also Known As	Edward Morley Hoagland
Born	December 21, 1932 (age 92) • New York City • New York
Notable Works	“African Calliope: A Journey to the Sudan ” • “Cat Man” • “Children Are Diamonds: An African Apocalypse” • “City Tales” • “Compass Points: How I Lived” • “In the Country of the Blind” • “Notes from the Century Before: A Journal from British Columbia” • “Seven Rivers West” • “The Circle Home” • “The Devil’s Tub” • “The Final Fate of the Alligators” • “The Peacock’s Tail”

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