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Ivan Doig
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June 27, 1939
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place of birth
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...more
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The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig avg rating 3.91 — 1,424 ratings — published 2006 6 editions |
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Dancing at the Rascal Fair by Ivan Doig avg rating 4.14 — 557 ratings — published 1987 6 editions |
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This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind by Ivan Doig avg rating 4.20 — 422 ratings — published 1978 8 editions |
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English Creek by Ivan Doig avg rating 4.17 — 325 ratings — published 1984 4 editions |
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Ride with Me, Mariah Montana by Ivan Doig avg rating 3.52 — 192 ratings — published 1920 5 editions |
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Bucking the Sun: A Novel by Ivan Doig avg rating 3.67 — 164 ratings — published 1996 6 editions |
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The Sea Runners by Ivan Doig avg rating 3.81 — 118 ratings — published 1982 5 editions |
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The Eleventh Man by Ivan Doig avg rating 3.19 — 126 ratings — published 2008 3 editions |
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Prairie Nocturne: A Novel by Ivan Doig avg rating 3.73 — 99 ratings — published 2003 2 editions |
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Mountain Time : A Novel by Ivan Doig avg rating 3.30 — 107 ratings — published 1999 4 editions |
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"Childhood is the one story that stands by itself in every soul."
— Ivan Doig (The Whistling Season)
— Ivan Doig (The Whistling Season)
"Men and women are hard ore, we do not go to slag in a mere few seasons of forge."
— Ivan Doig (This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind)
— Ivan Doig (This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind)
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"There is more time than there is expanse of the world and so any voyage at last will end."
— Ivan Doig (This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind)
— Ivan Doig (This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind)
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