Authors and Illustrators Database

Born: 03/25/1925  Marquette
Parents: Frederick W. Hyde, Rhoda Hyde
Children: Dayton, Virginia, Marsha, John, Taylor
Address(es):
Permanent:
141 Pacific Ter.
Klamath Falls, OR 97601
Permanent:
Yamsi Ranch
Chiloquin, OR 97624
Contact Information:
Website: http://www.daytonohyde.com/

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	The Pastures of Beyond : an old cowboy looks back at the old West	Biography	Adult	New York :Aarcade Publishing	2005
	Mr. Beans - A Native American boy rescues a performing bear in this story of high adventure. In a small town in Oregon in the early 1940s, bully Mugsy wrongfully accuses a tame bear of attacking him, & timid Chirp frees the bear & takes off with him on a wilderness journey.	Fiction, Adventure	Children	Honesdale, PA : Boyds Mills Press	2000
	The Bells of Lake Superior	Fiction	Adult	Honesdale, PA : Boyds Mills Press	1995
	Don Coyote; the good times and the bad times of a much maligned American original	Biography	Adult	New York : Arbor House	1986-1988
	Thunder Down the Track	Fiction	Adult, Teen	New York : Atheneum	1985
	The Major, the Poacher, and the Wonderful One Trout River	Fiction	Children, Teen	New York : Atheneum	1985
	One Summer in Montana - A street tough hiding out in a rodeo in Montana finds that it brings out his way with animals and answers all his needs for danger and romance.	Fiction	Teen	New York : Atheneum	1985
	Island of the Loons	Fiction	Children, Teen	New York : Atheneum	1984
	Strange Companion, a story of survival	Fiction	Children	New York : Dutton	1975
	Brand of a Boy : the story of Johnny West on a California cattle ranch - Includes information on beef production and cattle breeds, a glossary, and beef recipes at the back of the book.	Non Fiction	Adult	California Beef Council	1975
	Raising Wild Ducks in Captivity	Non Fiction	Adult	New York, Dutton	1974
	The Last Free Man; the true story behind the massacre of Shoshone Mike and his band of Indians in 1911	Non Fiction, History	Adult	New York : Dial Press	1973
	Yamsi	Non Fiction	Adult, Teen	New York, Dial Press	1971
	Sandy; the true story of a rare sandhill crane who joined our family	Non Fiction	Adult	New York : Dial Press	1968

What is the aim or goal of your writing: "To make humans aware that instead of dominion over the planet they have responsibility for it." I'm a conservationist, concerned with Man's apathy, concerned that when Man wins the race he's in, he will have lost much of what he takes for granted, and much that is worthwhile." Contempoary Authors At age 13, in the 1930s, Hyde ran away from home in Michigan to his uncle's ranch in eastern Oregon. Yamsi was one of the last great cattle ranches of the West. Soon the boy won the cowboys' respect. A natural bronco buster, he eventually became a rodeo rider, bull fighter, clown, and photographer, working all over the West with the likes of Slim Pickens, Rex Allen, and Mel Lambert....

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author
Other - Photographer, Essayist

Name	Date
Cate School Outstanding Alumni of the Year	2002
International Reading Association Paul Witty Award for Medicine Hattie	2002
Oregon State University, College of Agricultural Science Diamond Pioneer Agricultural Award	1999
Reader's Digest The American Dream Today & Tomorrow, Heroes of the Land for Born to Run Free	1997
American Library Association Best Books of Decade for Don Coyote	1989
Northwest Booksellers Award for The Major, the Poacher	1989
Golden Beaver Award for conservation from Isaac Walton League of Oregon	1989
Named Conservationist of the Year by Governor McCall of Oregon	1989
Dutton Award for Nature Writing for 'Strange Companions'	1975
Sears Roebuck Foundation Buffalo Award from Oregon Wildlife Federation

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