John Hay (nature writer)
John Hay (August 31, 1915 – 2011)[1] was an American author, naturalist and conservation activist. Hay co-founded the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History and composed 18 books from his "writing shack" on Dry Hill at his home in Brewster, Mass..[2][3]
He published two autobiographies, A beginner's faith in things unseen (Boston : Beacon Press, 1995) and Mind the Gap: The Education of a Nature Writer. (Reno: University of Nevada Press, 2004). and a profile in 1998, "In the Company of Light. Boston, Mass: Beacon Press, 1998.[4]
Works
- The Run" 1959 (about Alewife migration)
- Nature's year; the seasons of Cape Cod. 1961
- A sense of nature 1962
- Great house of birds 1966
- The great beach 1963
- The Atlantic shore; human and natural history from Long Island to Labrador 1966
- In defense of nature 1969 . held by 849 libraries [5]
- The primal alliance: earth and ocean. Lines from The Atlantic shore 1971
- Spirit of survival; a natural and personal history of terns 1974
- The undiscovered country 1981
- The immortal wilderness 1987
- The bird of light 1991 (about terns)
- The way to the salt marsh a John Hay reader. 1998. held by 1,148 libraries[5]
- In the Company of Light. Boston, Mass: Beacon Press, 1998.
- The Great House of Birds: Classic Writings About Birds. (editor) San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1996.
- Mind the Gap: The Education of a Nature Writer. Reno: University of Nevada Press, 2004.
References
- ↑ WorldCat authorities
- ↑ Gessner, David. The Prophet of Dry Hill: Lessons from a Life in Nature. Boston: Beacon Press, 2005.
- ↑ Contemporary Authors, new rev. ser., v. 9. (Gale Literature resource center )
- ↑ World cat book record
- 1 2 WorldCat Identities
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