Ivan Doig

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June 27, 1939 in White Sulphur Springs, Montana, The United States

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Ivan Doig was born in White Sulphur Springs, Montana to a family of homesteaders and ranch hands. After the death of his mother Berneta, on his sixth birthday, he was raised by his father Charles "Charlie" Doig and his grandmother Elizabeth "Bessie" Ringer. After several stints on ranches, they moved to Dupuyer, Pondera County, Montana in the north to herd sheep close to the Rocky Mountain Front.

After his graduation from Valier high school, Doig attended Northwestern University, where he received a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in journalism. He later earned a Ph.D. in American history at the University of Washington, writing his dissertation about John J. McGilvra (1827-1903). He now lives with his wife Carol Doig, née Muller, a...more

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Books by Ivan Doig

Average rating: 3.90 · 10,812 ratings · 2,281 reviews · 24 distinct works

	The Whistling Season 3.92 avg rating — 4,230 ratings — published 2006 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Dancing at the Rascal Fair 4.14 avg rating — 1,521 ratings — 7 editions	My rating:
	This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind 4.15 avg rating — 1,110 ratings — published 1977 — 9 editions	My rating:
	English Creek 4.14 avg rating — 845 ratings — published 1984 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Work Song 3.61 avg rating — 620 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Ride With Me, Mariah Montana 3.57 avg rating — 461 ratings — published 1990 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Bucking the Sun 3.62 avg rating — 365 ratings — 8 editions	My rating:
	The Eleventh Man 3.27 avg rating — 421 ratings — published 2008 — 12 editions	My rating:
	The Sea Runners 3.80 avg rating — 323 ratings — published 1981 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Prairie Nocturne 3.63 avg rating — 230 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	My rating:

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Series by Ivan Doig

The McCaskill Trilogy (3 books)
by Ivan Doig

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Quotes by Ivan Doig

“Childhood is the one story that stands by itself in every soul.”
― Ivan Doig, The Whistling Season

tags: childhood , soul

23 people liked it

“The spaces between stars are where the work of the universe is done.”
― Ivan Doig, This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind

tags: stars

6 people liked it

“Life is mostly freehand.”
― Ivan Doig, The Sea Runners

tags: life

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Which confronting nature or wilderness book do you want to read in September?

The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney

10 votes, 55.6%

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

4 votes, 22.2%

This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind by Ivan Doig

4 votes, 22.2%

18 total votes

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