Ivan Doig Books in Order

Ivan Doig is a celebrated American author born to a family of homesteaders and ranch hands in White Sulphur Springs, Montana. Raised by his father Charles "Charlie" Doig, his grandmother Elizabeth "Bessie" Ringer, and later herding sheep in Dupuyer, Pondera County, Montana, Doig's upbringing in the Montana wilderness deeply influenced his writing. He graduated from Valier high school and pursued higher education, earning a bachelor's and master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University, as well as a Ph.D. in American history from the University of Washington, where he wrote his dissertation about John J. McGilvra. As a seasoned journalist and historian, Doig's writing often interweaves personal memory and regional history, solidifying his reputation as the new dean of western literature. His body of work, spanning both fiction and non-fiction, is deeply rooted in the Montana landscape and its people.