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Thornton Burgess

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American writer and conservationist (1874-1965)

United StatesWritersLived 1874 to 1965 · aged 91
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Thornton Waldo Burgess was an American conservationist and author of children's stories. By the time he retired, he had written more than 170 books and 15,000 stories for his daily newspaper column.

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Harrison Cady's frontispiece to the Mother West Wind "Where" Stories depicting Burgess animal charactersHarrison Cady's frontispiece to the Mother West Wind "Where" Stories depicting Burgess animal characters

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About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1874 to 1965 · aged 91
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5 languages

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