Duncan, David James

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David James Duncan, born in Portland, Oregon in 1952, is a writer whose works include My Story as Told by Water, The Brothers K, The River Why, and River Teeth . His work deals with environmental issues, spiritual problems and fly-fishing. My Story as Told by Water, which was nominated for a National Book Award, expresses his concern about the possible extinction of the Pacific Northwest’s wild salmon. The River Why and The Brothers K received the Pacific Northwest Booksellers award. The Brothers K was also named a New York Times Notable Book in 1992 and won a Best Books Award from the American Library Association. Duncan currently lives in Montana.

A list of his publications includes:

Duncan, David James. The Brothers K. New York: Bantam, 1993. Duncan, David James. River Teeth: Stories and Writings. New York: Doubleday, 1995. Duncan, David James. The River Why. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books; [Berkeley]: Distributed by University of California Press, 2002. Duncan, David James. My Story as Told by Water. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 2001.

From the guide to the David James Duncan Oversize Items, R15. 1., 1959-2002 and undated, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)

David James Duncan, born in Portland, Oregon in 1952, is a writer whose works include My Story as Told by Water, The Brothers K, The River Why, and River Teeth . His work deals with environmental issues, spiritual problems and fly-fishing. My Story as Told by Water, which was nominated for a National Book Award, expresses his concern about the possible extinction of the Pacific Northwest’s wild salmon. The River Why and The Brothers K received the Pacific Northwest Booksellers award. The Brothers K was also named a New York Times Notable Book in 1992 and won a Best Books Award from the American Library Association. Duncan currently lives in Montana.

A list of his publications include:

Duncan, David James. The Brothers K. New York: Bantam, 1993. Duncan, David James. River Teeth: Stories and Writings. New York: Doubleday, 1995. Duncan, David James. The River Why. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books; [Berkeley]: Distributed by University of California Press, 2002. Duncan, David James. My Story as Told by Water. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 2001.

From the guide to the David James Duncan Papers, R15. 1., 1959-2002 and undated, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)

David James Duncan, born in Portland, Oregon, in 1952, is a writer whose works include My Story as Told by Water, The Brothers K, The River Why, and River Teeth . His work deals with environmental issues, spiritual problems and fly-fishing. My Story as Told by Water, which was nominated for a National Book Award, expresses his concern about the possible extinction of the Pacific Northwest’s wild salmon. The River Why and The Brothers K received the Pacific Northwest Booksellers award. The Brothers K was also named a New York Times Notable Book in 1992 and won a Best Books Award from the American Library Association. Duncan currently lives in Montana.

A list of his publications includes:

Duncan, David James. The Brothers K. New York: Bantam, 1993. Duncan, David James. River Teeth: Stories and Writings. New York: Doubleday, 1995. Duncan, David James. The River Why. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books; [Berkeley]: Distributed by University of California Press, 2002. Duncan, David James. My Story as Told by Water. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 2001.

From the guide to the David James Duncan Artifact Collection, R15. 1., 1959-2002 and undated, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)

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creatorOf David James Duncan Artifact Collection, R15. 1., 1959-2002 and undated Southwest Collection/Special Collections Libary, Texas Tech University
creatorOf David James Duncan Oversize Items, R15. 1., 1959-2002 and undated Southwest Collection/Special Collections Libary, Texas Tech University
creatorOf David James Duncan Papers, R15. 1., 1959-2002 and undated Southwest Collection/Special Collections Libary, Texas Tech University
referencedIn Boeer/Wolf Families Papers, R1. 1., 1837-1972 and undated Southwest Collection/Special Collections Libary, Texas Tech University
referencedIn Fred Chappell papers, 1944-2013 and undated David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
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associatedWith Chappell, Fred, 1936- person
associatedWith Wolf, Ilse Hildegarde person
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Novelists, American
Fly fishing
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Salmon
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