NOVEMBER 22, SUNDAY, 3PM

TIMOTHY EGAN
THE BIG BURN: TEDDY ROOSEVELT & THE FIRE THAT SAVED AMERICA

Egan, author of the best seller, The Worst Hard Time, returns to Eagle Harbor Books to discuss his latest book, an account of the largest-ever forest fire in America and the tragedy that cemented Teddy Roosevelt's legacy in the land.

On the afternoon of August 20, 1910, a battering ram of wind moved through the drought-stricken national forests of Washington, Idaho, Montana, whipping the hundreds of small blazes burning across the forest floor into a roaring inferno that jumped from treetop to ridge as it raged, destroying towns and timber in an eyeblink. Egan narrates the struggles of the overmatched rangers against the implacable fire with unstoppable dramatic force, through the eyes of the people who lived it and tells the larger story of president Teddy Roosevelt and his chief forester Gifford Pinchot. Pioneering the notion of conservation, Roosevelt and Pinchot did nothing less than create the idea of public land as our national treasure, owned by every citizen. The robber barons fought him and the rangers charged with protecting the reserves, but even as TR's national forests were smoldering they were saved: The heroism shown by those same rangers turned public opinion permanently in favor of the forests, though it changed the mission of the forest service with consequences felt in the fires of today.

Meeting continuously since 1999, members of the Speculative Fiction Writing Cooperative have shared their passion for speculative fiction in this supportive group where, under the aegis of science fiction, writers of all sorts hone their skills in fantasy, hard science, horror, slipstream fiction, myth, mystery, magical realism... and more!

The group meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month at 7pm and welcomes newcomers and drop-ins. For more information, click here or contact Paul Hanson at the bookstore.

Eagle Harbor Book Company is pleased to host Amy Goodman, independent journalist and host of Democracy Now!, as she introduces her new book, Breaking the Sound Barrier. The event is free and open to the  public.

Because of space considerations, Amy will speak at Eagle Harbor Congregational Church and a book signing will follow at Eagle Harbor Books. The church seats 110. If you are not able to get in, stop by the bookstore at 4:30 to meet Amy during the signing.

Amy Goodman, award-winning host of the daily & internationally broadcast radio and television program Democracy Now!, breaks through the corporate media's lies, sound bites, and silence in this wide-ranging new collection of articles. Written with all the fierce intelligence and passion for truth that millions have come to expect from her reportage, Breaking the Sound Barrier proves the role that independent journalism can play in the struggle for a better world.

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We have copies of the HOLIDAY CATALOG available at the bookstore!

Meeting continuously since 1992, our store-sponsored book group convenes in the bookstore on the first Tuesday of each month at 7pm to discuss the best in fiction & nonfiction, with the occasional classic thrown in for fun.

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Meeting continuously since 1999, members of the Speculative Fiction Writing Cooperative have shared their passion for speculative fiction in this supportive group where, under the aegis of science fiction, writers of all sorts hone their skills in fantasy, hard science, horror, slipstream fiction, myth, mystery, magical realism... and more!

The group meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month at 7pm and welcomes newcomers and drop-ins. For more information, click here or contact Paul Hanson at the bookstore.