Timothy Egan
Author of The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
About the Author
Timothy Egan is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, a New York Times columnist, a winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for excellence in nonfiction, and the author of seven books, including Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher, The Worst Hard Time, which won a National Book Award, and the national show more bestseller The Big Burn. show less
Works by Timothy Egan
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl (2006) 4,320 copies
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis (2012) 840 copies
A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them (2023) 397 copies
Breaking Blue: How One Man's Hunt Through A Half Century Of Police Cover-Ups Unlocked The Secret Behind the Nation's… (1992) 167 copies
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Associated Works
My Bookstore: Writers Celebrate Their Favorite Places to Browse, Read, and Shop (2012) — Contributor — 558 copies
Fight of the Century: Writers Reflect on 100 Years of Landmark ACLU Cases (2020) — Contributor — 182 copies
The New York Times Seafood Cookbook: 250 Recipes for More than 70 Kinds of Fish and Shellfish (2003) — Contributor — 35 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1954-11-08
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Occupations
- journalist
- Organizations
- The New York Times
- Agent
- Carol Mann
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Awards
A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them (Nonfiction Books – 2023)
The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero (Nonfiction Books – 2016)
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Statistics
- Works
- 18
- Also by
- 5
- Members
- 8,791
- Popularity
- #2,721
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 386
- ISBNs
- 95
- Languages
- 3
- Favorited
- 11
This used inscribed paperback copy was just mixed in with regular stock, so I picked it over a signed first edition hardcover that was $50.
These essays feel a little... dated, but they mostly hold up well in their environs. I remember cringing at 'rangerette', and a 30 something backpacker dude describing his backcountry steak and bourbon dinner.
That said, Egan hits all the Washington high notes. Three decades on, we are still struggling with the salmon, but there is talk of actual dam removal along the Columbia, along with the recently freed Elwha. At work, Howard Hanson dam is getting a fish passage that will restore chinook to the Upper Green.
Having seen most of the same routes, I would be happy just sticking it out at La Push, where he closes.… (more)