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Timothy P. Egan

ティモシー・ピー・イーガン

Timothy P. Egan

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1954-11-08 （Seattle, Washington, U.S.）
Nationality
United States
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
Author, Journalist, Op-ed columnist
Active Years
1976-

Education

University of Washington
Country: United States

Awards

Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award
1991
Work: The Good Rain
Organization: Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association
Result: 受賞
Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
2001
Work: How Race is Lived in America (contributor)
Organization: The Pulitzer Prizes
Result: 受賞（寄稿者として）
National Book Award for Nonfiction
2006
Work: The Worst Hard Time
Organization: National Book Foundation
Result: 受賞
Washington State Book Award (History/Biography)
2006
Work: The Worst Hard Time
Category: History/Biography
Organization: Washington State Book Awards
Result: 受賞
Washington State Book Award (History/Biography)
2010
Work: The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
Category: History/Biography
Organization: Washington State Book Awards
Result: 受賞
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award
2010
Work: The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
Organization: Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association
Result: 受賞
Chautauqua Prize
2013
Work: Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher
Organization: Chautauqua Institution
Result: 受賞
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction
2013
Work: Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher
Organization: American Library Association / Andrew Carnegie Medals
Result: 受賞
American Library Association Notable Book
2024
Work: A Fever in the Heartland
Organization: American Library Association
Result: 選定（Notable Book）

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Good Rain

1990 Non-fiction / Travel essays

A collection of essays and reportage about the American West and the Pacific Northwest, focusing on place, environment, and people.

American WestNatureRegional communities

Breaking Blue

1992 Fiction

A work of fiction; details not specified.

Lasso the Wind

1998 Fiction

A novel set in the contemporary American West; further details not specified.

The Winemaker's Daughter

2004 Fiction

A story about family, land, and the wine business; specific details not provided.

FamilyLandOccupation

The Worst Hard Time

2006 Historical non-fiction

An account of people who survived the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression; award-winning work.

Great DepressionEnvironmental disasterRural lifeAmerican history

The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America

2009 Historical non-fiction

Covers the massive 1910 forest fire and its impact on the U.S. Forest Service and Theodore Roosevelt's policies.

Forest fireEnvironmental policyPolitical history

Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher

2012 Biographical non-fiction

A biography of photographer Edward Curtis and his enduring photographs; recipient of multiple awards.

BiographyHistory of photographyIndigenous cultures

The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero

2016 Historical non-fiction

A history of an Irish revolutionary who became an American hero.

Immigration historyRevolutionAmerican history

A Pilgrimage to Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith

2019 Memoir / Religious non-fiction

A memoir of a pilgrimage from Canterbury to Rome in search of faith.

FaithPilgrimagePersonal quest

A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them

2023 Historical non-fiction

Examines the rise and fall of the KKK in the early 20th century centered on the case of Madge Oberholtzer.

Civil rightsSocial movementsAmerican history

Bibliography

  • The Good Rain
  • Breaking Blue
  • Lasso the Wind
  • The Winemaker's Daughter
  • The Worst Hard Time
  • The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
  • Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher
  • The Immortal Irishman
  • A Pilgrimage to Eternity
  • A Fever in the Heartland

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Narrative non-fictionOn-the-ground reportageCharacter-focused historical narrative
Recurring Motifs
American historyNature and environmentIndividual hardship and resilienceRecording regional communities

Legacy

Timothy Egan is an award-winning non-fiction author and longtime newspaper journalist whose books on the Dust Bowl, forest fires, and biographical subjects have influenced public historical understanding and environmental awareness.

Trivia

  • Won the 2006 National Book Award for Nonfiction for 'The Worst Hard Time'.
  • Served as an op-ed columnist for The New York Times.
  • Describes himself as a third-generation Westerner and lives in Seattle.