James
Beardsley
Hendryx
Born:
12/09/1880
Sauk Centre
,
MN
Died: 03/01/1963
Parents: Charles F. Hendryx and Fanny Galt Taylor
Spouse: Hermione Flagler
Children: Hermione F. , James Jr. and Betty H.
Address(es):
Moved near Suttons Bay in 1921
Suttons Bay , MI
Burial:
Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Traverse City , MI
Died: 03/01/1963
Parents: Charles F. Hendryx and Fanny Galt Taylor
Spouse: Hermione Flagler
Children: Hermione F. , James Jr. and Betty H.
Address(es):
Moved near Suttons Bay in 1921
Suttons Bay , MI
Burial:
Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Traverse City , MI
Writings
| Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intrigue on Halfaday Creek | Fiction , Western | Adult | Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday | 1953 | |
| Sourdough gold | Fiction | Adult | Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday | 1952 | |
| Skullduggery on Halfaday creek | Fiction , Western | Adult | Garden City, New York, Doubleday & Company, Inc. | 1946 | |
| Gambler's chance | Fiction , Western | Adult | New York : Books, Inc. | 1944 | |
| Edge of beyond | Fiction | Adult | New York, Doubleday, Doran & company, inc. | 1939 | |
| Grubstake gold | Fiction | Adult | Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. | 1936 | |
| Blood on the Yukon trail, a novel of Corporal Downey of the Mounted | Fiction , Adventure | Adult , Teen | Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, Doran | 1930 | |
|
Connie Morgan with the Forest Rangers - Takes place in Michigan. Eight others in this series for juvenile readers |
Fiction , Michigan | Teen | Putnam, Jarrolds (London) | 1925 | |
| At the Foot of the Rainbow | Fiction | Teen | New York : Burt | 1924 | |
|
Snowdrift : a story of the land of the strong cold - A Corporal Downey story. |
Fiction | Teen | New York ; London : G.P. Putnam's Sons | 1922 | |
|
Connie Morgan in the Lumber Camps - (Publication Years: 1919, 1928) |
Fiction | Teen | Putnam, Jarrolds (London) | 1919 | |
| The Promise; a tale of the great Northwest | Fiction , Western | Adult | New York, London, G.P. Putnam's Sons | 1915 | |
|
Several series: Corporal Downey of the Canadian Mounted; Halfaday Creek westerns set on Yukon-Alaska border; Connie Morgan series for young readers - See the MelCat links for more titles. |
May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No
Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No
Skills:
Author
Inclusion in biographical or critical works:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Ink Trails II by Dave and Jack Dempsey | 2015 |
| Michigan Authors, 3rd edition | 1993 |
| Literary Michigan by the Michigan Council for the Humanities | 1988 |
| American Authors and Books | |
| Minnesota Writers | |
| Ohio Authors and Their Books | |
| Twentieth-Century Western Writers | |
| Who Was Who in America | |
| Who Was Who among North American Authors |
Education:
| Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduated | Sauk Centre Public Schools | Sauk Centre , MN | |
|
Attended
- 1 year |
University of Minnesota | Minneapolis , MN |
Career:
| Position | Organization | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Writer | Enquirer | Cincinnati | 1915 -1920 |
| Newspaper work | Springfield | 1905 -1910 | |
| - Other jobs like cowboy, salesman, construction |
Other Resources:
Other Comments:
Hendryx Park on the shores of the west arm of Grand Traverse Bay is part of his property which he and his wife deeded for public use.
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