Timothy Egan Book Review. Besides informing readers about the fire, he writes extensively about the politics. His chapters on the “blowup,” when thousands fled burning towns and desperate fire crews burrowed in mine shafts or submerged in streams to escape the inferno, should become a classic account of an american pompeii.
If you love history, it’s a wonderful way to learn. Egan’s facts find their place in his first novel as the new york times noted: Less well known than the camino de santiago in spain,.
Egan is a gorgeous writer.
In addition, egan masterfully incorporates what he learns about history in a readable format. If you love history, it’s a wonderful way to learn. Besides informing readers about the fire, he writes extensively about the politics. Timothy egan muses on religion in his fascinating chronicle 'a pilgrimage to eternity'.