Timothy Egan: 9 books
The Immortal Irishman
The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
**"An old-fashioned tale of tall talk, high ideals,and irresistible appeal . . . You will not read a historical thriller like this all year . . . [Egan] is a master storyteller." —Boston Globe
“Egan has a gift for sweeping narrative . . . and he has a journalist’s eye for the...
Lasso the Wind
Away to the New West
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2009
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
Winner of the Mountains and Plains Book Seller's Association Award
"Sprawling in scope. . . . Mr. Egan uses the past powerfully to explain and give dimension to the present." --The New York Times
"Fine reportage . . . honed...
The Worst Hard Time
The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2006
In a tour de force of historical reportage, Timothy Egan’s National Book Award–winning story rescues an iconic chapter of American history from the shadows.
The dust storms that terrorized the High Plains in the darkest years of the Depression were like nothing ever seen before or since....
A Pilgrimage to Eternity
From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2019
Tracing an ancient pilgrimage route from Canterbury to Rome, the bestselling and "virtuosic" (The Wall Street Journal) writer explores the past and future of Christianity
Moved by his mother's death and his Irish Catholic family's complicated history with the church, Timothy Egan decided to...
The Big Burn
Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2009
National Book Award–winner Timothy Egan turns his historian's eye to the largest-ever forest fire in America and offers an epic, cautionary tale for our time.
On the afternoon of August 20, 1910, a battering ram of wind moved through the drought-stricken national forests of Washington, Idaho,...
by Timothy Egan
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
“No one who enjoys mystery can fail to savor this study of a classic case of detection.”
—TONY HILLERMAN
On the night of September 14, 1935, George Conniff, a town marshal in Pend Oreille County in the state of Washington, was shot to death. A lawman had been killed, yet there seemed...
The Good Rain
Across Time & Terrain in the Pacific Northwest
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2011
A fantastic book! Timothy Egan describes his journeys in the Pacific Northwest through visits to salmon fisheries, redwood forests and the manicured English gardens of Vancouver. Here is a blend of history, anthropology and politics.
by Timothy Egan
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times national correspondent Timothy Egan turns to fiction with The Winemaker's Daughter, a lyrical and gripping novel about the harsh realities and ecological challenges of turning water into wine.
When Brunella Cartolano visits her father on the family vineyard...
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher
The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2012
“A vivid exploration of one man's lifelong obsession with an idea . . . Egan’s spirited biography might just bring [Curtis] the recognition that eluded him in life.” — Washington Post
Edward Curtis was charismatic, handsome, a passionate mountaineer, and a famous portrait photographer,...