John Hay (nature writer)

John Hay (August 31, 1915 – 2011)^[1] was an American author, naturalist and conservation activist. Hay co-founded the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History and composed 18 books from his "writing shack" on Dry Hill at his home in Brewster, Mass..^[2][3]

He published two autobiographies, A beginner's faith in things unseen (Boston : Beacon Press, 1995) and Mind the Gap: The Education of a Nature Writer. (Reno: University of Nevada Press, 2004). and a profile in 1998, "In the Company of Light. Boston, Mass: Beacon Press, 1998.^[4]

Works

• The Run" 1959 (about Alewife migration)
• Nature's year; the seasons of Cape Cod. 1961
• A sense of nature 1962
• Great house of birds 1966
• The great beach 1963
• The Atlantic shore; human and natural history from Long Island to Labrador 1966
• In defense of nature 1969 . held by 849 libraries ^[5]
• The primal alliance: earth and ocean. Lines from The Atlantic shore 1971
• Spirit of survival; a natural and personal history of terns 1974
• The undiscovered country 1981
• The immortal wilderness 1987
• The bird of light 1991 (about terns)
• The way to the salt marsh a John Hay reader. 1998. held by 1,148 libraries^[5]
• In the Company of Light. Boston, Mass: Beacon Press, 1998.
• The Great House of Birds: Classic Writings About Birds. (editor) San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1996.
• Mind the Gap: The Education of a Nature Writer. Reno: University of Nevada Press, 2004.

References

1. WorldCat authorities
2. Gessner, David. The Prophet of Dry Hill: Lessons from a Life in Nature. Boston: Beacon Press, 2005.
3. Contemporary Authors, new rev. ser., v. 9. (Gale Literature resource center )
4. World cat book record
5. WorldCat Identities

External links

• The late naturalist John Hay - a life well lived
• A Tribute to John Hay (1915–2011)