Ivan Doig





Ivan Doig

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born
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


Average rating: 3.90 · 10,812 ratings · 2,281 reviews · 24 distinct works
The Whistling Season
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 4,230 ratings — published 2006 — 12 editions
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Dancing at the Rascal Fair
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 1,521 ratings7 editions
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This House of Sky: Landscap...
4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 1,110 ratings — published 1977 — 9 editions
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English Creek
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 845 ratings — published 1984 — 7 editions
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Work Song
3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 620 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions
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Ride With Me, Mariah Montana
3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 461 ratings — published 1990 — 6 editions
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Bucking the Sun
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 365 ratings8 editions
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The Eleventh Man
3.27 of 5 stars 3.27 avg rating — 421 ratings — published 2008 — 12 editions
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The Sea Runners
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 323 ratings — published 1981 — 8 editions
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Prairie Nocturne
3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 230 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions
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English Creek Dancing at the Rascal Fair Ride With Me, Mariah Montana
The McCaskill Trilogy (3 books)
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“Childhood is the one story that stands by itself in every soul.”
Ivan Doig, The Whistling Season

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

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

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