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(1903-1998) Writer, novelist. Walter D. Edmonds was the author of popular historical novels about New York State.

Full Name

Walter Dumaux Edmonds

Locations

Oneida

Author's Timeline


1903

BIRTH

Walter Dumaux Edmonds was born in Boonville, New York, on July 15, 1903.

1929

LITWORK

Rome Haul
Little, Brown

Novel.

1933

LITWORK

Erie Water
Little, Brown

Novel.

1936

LITWORK

Drums Along The Mohawk
Little Brown & Co.
0316211427 / 978-0316211420
Novel.

1940

LITWORK

Chad Hanna
Little Brown & Company
9997406583 / 978-9997406583
Novel.

1941

LITWORK

The Matchlock Gun
Dodd, Mead

Novel; winner of the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1942.

1947

LITWORK

The Wedding Journey
Atlantic Monthly Press

Novel.

1947

LITWORK

In the Hands of the Senecas
Little Brown
0316211435 / 978-0316211437
Short stories.

1953

LITWORK

The Boyds of Black River (1953, novel)
Dodd, Mead & Company

Novel.

1975

LITWORK

Bert Breen's Barn
Little Brown & Co.
0316211664 / 978-0316211666
Juvenile novel; winner of the National Book Award for Children's Literature in 1976.

1985

LITWORK

The South African Quirt
Little Brown & Co
0316211532 / 978-0316211536
Juvenile novel.

1998

DEATH

Walter Edmonds died in Concord, Massachusetts, on January 24, 1998.

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