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• Winner of Washington State Book Award (Biography/Memoir) 2013

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* A New York Times Notable Book *An Amazon Best Book * A Publishers Weekly Best Book * A Christian Science Monitor Best Book In this hauntingly beautiful book, Egan brings Curtis to life as vividly and with as much depth, heart and understanding as Curtis himself put into his timeless portraits. This is a story for the ages. --Candice Millard, author of The River of Doubt and Destiny of the Republic An obsessive genius neglects his personal life and business matters to pursue a great white whale. It's a familiar tale and the essential narrative of Egan's terrific biography. . . . Egan fills his chronicle with bright turns of phrase and radiant descriptions . . . A sweeping tale about two vanishing ways of life. -- Wall Street Journal A stirring and affectionate portrait of an underknown figure. -- The New York Times Book Review Short Nights is not only the marvelous and rollicking account of life of one of America's extraordinary photographers. It is also a book about the extreme personal cost of outsized ambition. Egan has found yet another great subject, and has crafted yet another great narrative around it. -- S.C. Gwynne, author of Empire of the Summer Moon In this extraordinary biography, Tim Egan has revealed a great American adventurer who lived at the fragile, fertile intersection of history, anthropology, and art. --Hampton Sides, author of Blood and Thunder 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 Egan is a muscular storyteller and his book is a rollicking page-turner with a colorfully drawn hero. -- San Francisco Chronicle A stunning portrait of Edward Curtis that captures every patina of his glory, brilliance, and pathos. -- Christian Science Monitor Egan brings liveliness and a wealth of detail to his biography of the legendary photographer . . . A riveting biography. - Boston Globe Insightful and entetaining . . . Egan's excellent book stands as a fitting tribute to an American original who fought for a people with his camera and his art. -- Los Angeles Times [A] captivating tribute to a treasured American and the treasures he created.-- Dallas Morning News--No Source

* A New York Times Notable Book *An Amazon Best Book * A Publishers Weekly Best Book * A Christian Science Monitor Best Book In this hauntingly beautiful book, Egan brings Curtis to life as vividly and with as much depth, heart and understanding as Curtis himself put into his timeless portraits. This is a story for the ages. --Candice Millard, author of The River of Doubt and Destiny of the Republic An obsessive genius neglects his personal life and business matters to pursue a great white whale. It's a familiar tale and the essential narrative of Egan's terrific biography. . . . Egan fills his chronicle with bright turns of phrase and radiant descriptions . . . A sweeping tale about two vanishing ways of life. -- Wall Street Journal A stirring and affectionate portrait of an underknown figure. -- The New York Times Book Review Short Nights is not only the marvelous and rollicking account of life of one of America's extraordinary photographers. It is also a book about the extreme personal cost of outsized ambition. Egan has found yet another great subject, and has crafted yet another great narrative around it. -- S.C. Gwynne, author of Empire of the Summer Moon In this extraordinary biography, Tim Egan has revealed a great American adventurer who lived at the fragile, fertile intersection of history, anthropology, and art. --Hampton Sides, author of Blood and Thunder 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 Egan is a muscular storyteller and his book is a rollicking page-turner with a colorfully drawn hero. -- San Francisco Chronicle A stunning portrait of Edward Curtis that captures every patina of his glory, brilliance, and pathos. -- Christian Science Monitor Egan brings liveliness and a wealth of detail to his biography of the legendary photographer . . . A riveting biography. - Boston Globe Insightful and entetaining . . . Egan's excellent book stands as a fitting tribute to an American original who fought for a people with his camera and his art. -- Los Angeles Times [A] captivating tribute to a treasured American and the treasures he created.-- Dallas Morning News

"* A New York Times Notable Book *An Amazon Best Book * A Publishers Weekly Best Book * A Christian Science Monitor Best Book ""In this hauntingly beautiful book, Egan brings Curtis to life as vividly and with as much depth, heart and understanding as Curtis himself put into his timeless portraits. This is a story for the ages."" --Candice Millard, author of The River of Doubt and Destiny of the Republic ""An obsessive genius neglects his personal life and business matters to pursue a great white whale. It's a familiar tale and the essential narrative of Egan's terrific biography. . . . Egan fills his chronicle with bright turns of phrase and radiant descriptions . . . A sweeping tale about two vanishing ways of life."" -- Wall Street Journal ""A stirring and affectionate portrait of an underknown figure."" -- The New York Times Book Review ""Short Nights is not only the marvelous and rollicking account of life of one of America's extraordinary photographers. It is also a book about the extreme personal cost of outsized ambition. Egan has found yet another great subject, and has crafted yet another great narrative around it."" -- S.C. Gwynne, author of Empire of the Summer Moon ""In this extraordinary biography, Tim Egan has revealed a great American adventurer who lived at the fragile, fertile intersection of history, anthropology, and art."" --Hampton Sides, author of Blood and Thunder ""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 ""Egan is a muscular storyteller and his book is a rollicking page-turner with a colorfully drawn hero."" -- San Francisco Chronicle ""A stunning portrait of Edward Curtis that captures every patina of his glory, brilliance, and pathos."" -- Christian Science Monitor ""Egan brings liveliness and a wealth of detail to his biography of the legendary photographer . . . A riveting biography."" - Boston Globe ""Insightful and entetaining . . . Egan's excellent book stands as a fitting tribute to an American original who fought for a people with his camera and his art."" -- Los Angeles Times ""[A] captivating tribute to a treasured American and the treasures he created.""-- Dallas Morning News --"

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TIMOTHY EGAN is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer for the New York Times and the best-selling author of six books. In 2006 he won the National Book Award for The Worst Hard Time.

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