Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher by Timothy Egan

A riveting biography.' - Boston Globe 'Insightful and entetaining. Egan's spirited biography might just bring 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. Gwynne, author of Empire of the Summer Moon 'In this extraordinary biography, Tim Egan hasrevealed 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 has found yet another great subject, and has crafted yet another great narrative around it.' - S.C.

It is also a book about the extreme personal cost of outsized ambition. 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. Egan fills his chronicle with bright turns of phrase and radiant descriptions. 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. *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.

Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher by Timothy Egan