Timothy Egan
Books by Timothy Egan
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher
The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis
by Timothy Egan
- Hardcover, 370 pages
The Worst Hard Time
The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
by Timothy Egan
- Hardcover, 340 pages
Timothy Egan has written books about:
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The Picture Show
Catching The 'Shadow' Of A Lost World
by Petra Mayer
Photographer Edward Curtis decided to chronicle the experience of the vanishing Native American tribes at the end of the 19th century. It was an unbelievably ambitious project that would define Curtis, his work and his legacy.
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Teddy Roosevelt And The 'Burn' That Saved Forests
Author Timothy Egan argues in The Big Burn that the forest fire of 1910 — the largest in American history — actually saved the forests, even as its flames charred the trees. It helped rally public support, Egan explains, behind Theodore Roosevelt's push to protect national lands.
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Teddy Roosevelt And The Fire That Saved The Forests
Author Timothy Egan argues in The Big Burn that the forest fire of 1910 — the largest in American history — actually saved the forests, even as its flames charred the trees. It helped rally public support, Egan explains, behind Theodore Roosevelt's push to protect national lands.
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Stories from the Great American Dust Bowl
Timothy Egan is the author of the book The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl. Now out in paperback, the book was awarded the National Book Award for nonfiction. Egan is a national enterprise reporter for the New York Times, and was part of the team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2001 for a series on race in America.
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Dust Bowl Stories from 'The Worst Hard Time'
During the Great Depression, many people fled the drought-stricken region that stretched from Nebraska to the Texas panhandle. The struggles of those who stayed are the subject of a book by New York Times reporter Timothy Egan.
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