Harold William Felton (April 1, 1902 – July 12, 1991) was an American writer and folklorist, an author of many children's books and books of American tall tales, among others.[1]
After graduation, Felton practiced law in Omaha for 5 years and then worked at the Internal Revenue Service until retirement (1933–1970). On 23 August 1933 he married Hildegard (Helen) Kessler. Later the Felton's moved to Manhattan, New York City.[1]
Booksedit
Bowleg Bill; Seagoing Cowpuncher. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, Prentice-Hall, 1957.
(With Edward S. Breck) Cowboy Jamboree: Western Songs and Lore. New York, Knopf, 1951.
Fire Fightin' Mose. New York, Knopf, 1955.
Big Mose, Hero Fireman, 1969
John Henry and His Hammer. New York, Knopf, [c1950].
(With Richard Bennett) Legends of Paul Bunyan. New York, A. A. Knopf, 1947.
Lemuel Haynes. Falls Village, CT, Falls Village-Canaan Historical Society, 1989.
Mike Fink, Best of the Keelboatmen. New York, Dodd, Mead, [1960].
True Tall Tales of Stormalong: Sailor of the Seven Seas,1968
New Tall Tales of Pecos Bill. Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice-Hall, [1958].
Pecos Bill, Texas Cowpuncher. New York, Knopf, [c1949].
Canaan: A small New England town during the American Revolutionary War
Gib Morgan, oil driller
James Weldon Johnson
Mumbet: The Story of Elizabeth Freeman
Deborah Sampson: Soldier of the Revolution
Jim Beckwourth, Negro mountain man
Sergeant O'Keefe and his mule Balaam
Edward Rose; Negro trail blazer
William Phips and the treasure Ship
A Horse Named Justin Morgan
Referencesedit
^ abcHarold W. Felton, Papers 2015-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, archive description at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries (retrieved October 11, 2015)
January 01, 1970
harold, felton, harold, william, felton, april, 1902, july, 1991, american, writer, folklorist, author, many, children, books, books, american, tall, tales, among, others, born, neola, iowa, after, year, creighton, university, omaha, nebraska, transferred, uni. Harold William Felton April 1 1902 July 12 1991 was an American writer and folklorist an author of many children s books and books of American tall tales among others 1 Harold Felton Born in Neola Iowa After one year at Creighton University in Omaha Nebraska he transferred to the University of Nebraska to earn the Bachelor of Arts degree in 1925 and a law degree in 1928 1 After graduation Felton practiced law in Omaha for 5 years and then worked at the Internal Revenue Service until retirement 1933 1970 On 23 August 1933 he married Hildegard Helen Kessler Later the Felton s moved to Manhattan New York City 1 Books editBowleg Bill Seagoing Cowpuncher Englewood Cliffs New Jersey Prentice Hall 1957 With Edward S Breck Cowboy Jamboree Western Songs and Lore New York Knopf 1951 Fire Fightin Mose New York Knopf 1955 Big Mose Hero Fireman 1969 John Henry and His Hammer New York Knopf c1950 With Richard Bennett Legends of Paul Bunyan New York A A Knopf 1947 Lemuel Haynes Falls Village CT Falls Village Canaan Historical Society 1989 Mike Fink Best of the Keelboatmen New York Dodd Mead 1960 True Tall Tales of Stormalong Sailor of the Seven Seas 1968 New Tall Tales of Pecos Bill Englewood Cliffs NJ Prentice Hall 1958 Pecos Bill Texas Cowpuncher New York Knopf c1949 Pecos Bill and the Mustang 1965 Uriah Phillips Levy New York Dodd Mead c1978 With Ed Grant The World s Most Truthful Man Tales Told by Ed Grant in Maine New York Dodd Mead c1961 Nancy Ward Cherokee Ely S Parker spokesman for the Senecas Canaan A small New England town during the American Revolutionary War Gib Morgan oil driller James Weldon Johnson Mumbet The Story of Elizabeth Freeman Deborah Sampson Soldier of the Revolution Jim Beckwourth Negro mountain man Sergeant O Keefe and his mule Balaam Edward Rose Negro trail blazer William Phips and the treasure Ship A Horse Named Justin MorganReferences edit a b c Harold W Felton Papers Archived 2015 09 13 at the Wayback Machine archive description at the University of Nebraska Lincoln Libraries retrieved October 11 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harold Felton amp oldid 1153414250, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
