Edwin C. Burritt

Born: 01/19/1877   St. Paul
Died: 11/04/1962
Parents: William S. and Anna Brill
Contact Information:
Website : http://www.bethlehembooks.com/content/ethel-c-brill

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Copper country adventure
- Sixteen-year-old Stephen finds villainy and treachery when he arrives in the copper country of Michigan's Keweenaw peninsula in 1846 to look after his deceased uncle's mining interests(Publication Years: 1949, 1987)
Historical Fiction , Michigan Children New York : Whittlessy House 1949 -1987
Madeleine Takes Command
- Setting:Canada in the 1690s
Historical Fiction Children New York, London : Whittlesey House, McGraw-Hill Book Company, inc 1946
The secret cache : an adventure and mystery story for boys
- Two boys search the Lake Superior region for a valuable cache or furs hidden by their deceased father. Partially set on Isle Royale in the 1770s.
Adventure , Michigan , Mystery Children New York : Cupples & Leon 1932
White brother : a story of the Pontiac uprising, told by Alan Davidson, called Nekah by the Ojibwas Historical Fiction Children New York : Henry Holt and Co. 1932
Rupahu's Warning : A Story of the Great Sioux Outbreak Historical Fiction Children Macrae Smith Co. 1931
Red River Trail Fiction Children Macrae Smith Co. 1927
The Island of Yellow Sands
- An Ojibwa and two boys travel the Lake Superior country in search of a secret island reportedly rich in treasure. Partially set on Isle Royale in the 1790s.
Historical Fiction , Michigan Children Philadelphia : Macrae Smith Co. 1925
When Lighthouses are Dark : A Story of a Lake Superior Island
- Four teenagers in a small boat become lost in a Lake Superior fog, are marooned on Isle Royale, and have many adventures before being rescued.
Fiction , Adventure , Michigan Children New York : Henry Holt and Co. 1921
The Boy Who Went to the East and Other Indian Fairy Tales Folklore , History Children New York, E.P. Dutton & Co. 1917
The Boy Scout Crusoes; A Tale of the South Seas
- Written as Edwin Burritt and illustrated by Walt Louderback
Fiction , Adventure Children Fleming H. Revell Co. 1916

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Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Master of Arts (M.A.) Wayne State University Detroit , MI 1971

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Book reviewer
- Throughout her lifetime.
Various publications

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