Timothy Egan
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Timothy Egan is a Pulitzer Prize winning author who resides in Seattle. He currently contributes opinion columns to The New York Times
as the paper's Pacific Northwest
correspondent. In 2001, he won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
for his contribution to the series How Race is Lived in America.
In addition to his work with The New York Times, he has written six books, including The Good Rain (Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award
, 1991), Breaking Blue, and Lasso the Wind.
The Worst Hard Time
is a non-fiction account of those who lived through The Great Depression's Dust Bowl
, for which he won the 2006 Washington State Book Award
in history/biography and a 2006 National Book Award
.
Most recently he wrote The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America, which details the Great Fire of 1910
that burned about three million acres (12,000 km²) and helped shape the United States Forest Service
. The book also details some of the political issues of the time focusing on Theodore Roosevelt
and Gifford Pinchot
. Egan won a second Washington State Book Award in history/biography in 2010 for this work, and a second Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award.
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
as the paper's Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest is a region in northwestern North America, bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains on the east. Definitions of the region vary and there is no commonly agreed upon boundary, even among Pacific Northwesterners. A common concept of the...
correspondent. In 2001, he won the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
The Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting has been awarded since 1948 for a distinguished example of reporting on national affairs. The Pulitzer Committee issues an official citation explaining the reasons for the award....
for his contribution to the series How Race is Lived in America.
In addition to his work with The New York Times, he has written six books, including The Good Rain (Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award
Since 1965, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association, or PNBA, has presented annual awards to recognize excellence in writing from the American Pacific Northwest...
, 1991), Breaking Blue, and Lasso the Wind.
The Worst Hard Time
The Worst Hard Time
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl, a non-fiction book by New York Times journalist Timothy Egan, tells the story of those who lived through The Great Depression's Dust Bowl...
is a non-fiction account of those who lived through The Great Depression's Dust Bowl
Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl, or the Dirty Thirties, was a period of severe dust storms causing major ecological and agricultural damage to American and Canadian prairie lands from 1930 to 1936...
, for which he won the 2006 Washington State Book Award
Washington State Book Award
The Washington State Book Awards are presented annually in recognition of notable books written by Washington authors in the previous year.This literary awards program was established in 1967 as the Governor's Writers Awards. The program was based at the Washington State Library in Olympia...
in history/biography and a 2006 National Book Award
National Book Award
The National Book Awards are a set of American literary awards. Started in 1950, the Awards are presented annually to American authors for literature published in the current year. In 1989 the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization which now oversees and manages the National Book...
.
Most recently he wrote The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America, which details the Great Fire of 1910
Great Fire of 1910
The Great Fire of 1910 was a wildfire which burned about three million acres in northeast Washington, northern Idaho , and western Montana...
that burned about three million acres (12,000 km²) and helped shape the United States Forest Service
United States Forest Service
The United States Forest Service is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass...
. The book also details some of the political issues of the time focusing on Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
and Gifford Pinchot
Gifford Pinchot
Gifford Pinchot was the first Chief of the United States Forest Service and the 28th Governor of Pennsylvania...
. Egan won a second Washington State Book Award in history/biography in 2010 for this work, and a second Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award.