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Winter Brothers
Winter Brothers: A Season at the Edge of America | Ivan Doig
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Exploring the pioneer impulse that first drew settlers to the Pacific Northwest, Doig combines excerpts from his own winter diary with those of an unconventional Bostonian who in 1850 abandoned civilization and headed west
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quietlycuriouskate My sentiments exactly. 🐦🖤 5y
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I love reading old diaries, and I love Doig‘s prose. So this introspective volume, which is a blend of history, memoir, and philosophy was a perfect calm read for this crazy month. Doig explores the diaries of a Washington State pioneer, James Swann, making connections across the decades and exploring the idea of what makes us go west. 4 ⭐️

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MayJasper Very nice 😊 6y
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“ . . . in Oregon, they have been the sounder citi zens, we in Washington the sharper strivers. Transport fifty from each state as a colony on Mars and by nightfall the Oregonians will put up a school and a city hall, the Washingtonians will establish a bank and a union.)”

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Starting this on Kindle while I wait for the Messiah performance to begin. I love Doig‘s fiction. This is the first nonfiction by him that I have read.

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled I just bought my first Doig - really interested in his work! 6y
Lcsmcat @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Which one? I was hooked after reading 6y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled I have The Last Bus to Wisdom in my TBR and really want to read The Eleventh Man. He seems like an author that I would love. Every book I learn about of his already strikes a chord. Now I want to look into your tagged one there ☝️ 6y
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Tamra I like Doig too, but not seen this one. 6y
Lcsmcat @Kaye Me too! 6y
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