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Steve Brigman

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Born

in Birmingham, Alabama, The United States

November 18, 1954

Website

http://www.stevebrigman.com

Genre

Historical Fiction, Fiction

Member Since

October 2013

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After a decade as a newspaper editor, Steve Brigman left the newsroom to become a freelancer while beginning to write fiction. “The Old Wire Road,” his second historical novel, follows “The Orphan Train,” both set in the Missouri Ozarks. These days he splits his time between the Missouri Ozarks and the Colorado high country. His wife of 43 years, Kathy, and their best friend, Charley, enjoy driving backroads, hiking rocky trails and fly fishing clear streams, forever seeking discovery.

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Average rating: 4.12 · 1,411 ratings · 78 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Orphan Train 4.12 avg rating — 1,398 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Into Those Woods 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Somebody's Gotta Do It 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Why would God give us a passion for something unless we could somehow use it for his glory?”
― Diane Moody, Home to Walnut Ridge

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