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Howard Frisk

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Born
in Seattle, The United States
February 14, 1965

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My first book, The Seven Wonders of Washington State, was self-published. My second book, Abandoned Washington State, was published by Arcadia Publishing in 2023. Both are available on amazon, but if you purchase a copy directly from me, you get a signed copy. My series of five books on ghost towns and abandoned places in Idaho were published in 2025.

My debut novel, Peg Leg Annie, was published in February, 2026. Contact me if you would like a signed copy.

Click on the links below to order books directly from me:

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Howard Frisk I like going on road trips and exploring the backroads of Washington, Idaho, and Oregon. I photograph interesting places that I find, especially ghost…moreI like going on road trips and exploring the backroads of Washington, Idaho, and Oregon. I photograph interesting places that I find, especially ghost towns and abandoned buildings. It is interesting to think about the people that used to live and work in these places, and what life was like for them. For many of them, life was very difficult, which makes me feel grateful for how easy life is for most of us nowadays. Understanding the past helps me appreciate the present. I conducted a lot research about each location featured in my books, which is also something I like to do. For some of the locations in my books, I included historical photographs compared to present day photographs. (less)
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Peg Leg Annie

My first novel, Peg Leg Annie, is now available on Amazon. Do a search on Howard Frisk and you will see it.

A gripping work of historical fiction set in the gold mining camps of 19th-century Idaho, Peg Leg Annie tells the story of a woman who refuses to be broken by the frontier.

Annie McIntyre comes west with the promise of a better life, only to discover how quickly a dream can curdle into a nigh Read more of this blog post »
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"Wonderful fictionalized telling of the true story of one of the more colorful women of Idaho's history, Peg Leg Annie. She lived during the end of the 1800's into the early 1900's. So much tragedy to befall one person would be hard to make up and yet" Read more of this review »
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