Timothy Egan is an American author known for his profound insights into the history of the American West and his sharp observations of contemporary social issues. His works often focus on the natural environment and human activities in the American West, and how these factors have shaped American culture and identity.
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Source: A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith
Source: A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith
“There is nothing more practical in the end than the preservation of beauty.”
Source: The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
Source: The Good Rain: Across Time and Terrain in the Pacific Northwest
“Of all the foes which attack the woodlands of North America, no other is so terrible as fire.”
Source: The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
Source: The Good Rain: Across Time and Terrain in the Pacific Northwest
Source: The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
Source: The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
“I am beginning to believe that nothing is quite so uncertain as facts. (Edward Curtis)”
Source: Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis
“The villainous sun and the starved bank did not seem related—yet.”
Source: The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl