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2010 Tucson Festival of Books - Timothy Egan, "The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America"

Timothy Egan

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From the 2010 Tucson Festival of Books, Timothy Egan discusses his book The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America.  The event is moderated by Amanda Shauger.

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Timothy Egan

Timothy Egan's The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl, was awarded the 2006 National Book Award for Nonfiction.  He shared the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for a series he co-wrote about race in America for the New York Times.  Mr. Egan currently writes a weekly column for the New York Times. 


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2010 Tucson Festival of Books - Timothy Egan, "The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire That Saved America"

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Past Airings

  • Sunday, December 26th at 3pm (ET)
  • Sunday, March 21st at 6pm (ET)
  • Saturday, March 13th at 6pm (ET)
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