Seattleite Timothy Egan's latest book, "Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis," explores the life of photographer Edward Curtis, who was the most famous Northwesterner for much of the 20th Century

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One Seattleite reflects on another from an earlier age

Timothy Egan's new book, Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher, is a stunning portrait of Edward Curtis, the photographer who made it his mission to photograph Native Americans.