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Author photo. Chicago Daily News negatives collection, DN-0003451. Courtesy of Chicago History Museum.

Chicago Daily News negatives collection, DN-0003451. Courtesy of Chicago History Museum.

Thornton W. Burgess (1874–1965)

Author of The Burgess Bird Book for Children

Includes the names: Thorton Burgess, Thornton Burgess, Thornton Burgess, Thorton W. Burgess, Thornton W. Burgess, Thornton W. Burgess, Thornton Waldo Burgess, Burgess; Thornton W Burgess, Thornton W. illus. Nina R. Jordan Burgess, Burgess. Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo. 1874-1965. ... (see complete list), Illustrated by Harrison Cady Thornton w. Burgess, Thornton W. / Cady Burgess, Harrison (Illustrated by)

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Works by Thornton W. Burgess
Old Mother West Wind 674 copies, 6 reviews
The Adventures of Reddy Fox 624 copies, 1 review
The Adventures of Buster Bear 536 copies, 2 reviews
The Adventures of Prickly Porky 456 copies, 2 reviews
The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk 426 copies, 2 reviews
The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat 383 copies, 1 review
The Adventures of Johnny Chuck 379 copies, 2 reviews
The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad 361 copies, 1 review
Mother West Wind's Children 361 copies, 3 reviews
The Adventures of Bobby Coon 361 copies, 1 review
Blacky the Crow 297 copies, 1 review
Lightfoot the Deer 274 copies, 3 reviews
Mother West Wind's Neighbors 269 copies, 2 reviews
The Adventures of Sammy Jay 252 copies, 2 reviews
Mrs. Peter Rabbit 210 copies, 1 review
The Adventures of Happy Jack 195 copies, 1 review
The Adventures of Mr. Mocker 180 copies, 1 review
Old Granny Fox 147 copies, 2 reviews
Bowser the Hound 129 copies, 2 reviews
Whitefoot the Wood Mouse 128 copies, 1 review
Mother West Wind "How" Stories 115 copies, 1 review
Mother West Wind "When" Stories 108 copies, 1 review
Billy Mink 54 copies
The Dear Old Briar-Patch 34 copies, 1 review
Favorite Tales 22 copies, 1 review
Animal Tales 21 copies, 1 review
The Three Little Bears 6 copies, 1 review
Neighbors 1 copy
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Canonical name
Legal name
Burgess, Thornton Waldo
Other names
Date of birth
1874-01-14
Date of death
1965-06-05
Burial location
Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Country (for map)
Birthplace
Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
Place of death
Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Cause of death
Places of residence
Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Education
Sandwich High School, Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA (1891)
Occupations
children's book author
conservationist
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