A. Hyatt Verrill (1871–1954)
Author of Knots, Splices and Rope-Work: An Illustrated Handbook
About the Author
Image credit: A. Hyatt Verrill in Indian dress
Series
Works by A. Hyatt Verrill
Perfumes and spices, including an account of soaps and cosmetics;: The story of the history, source, preparation, and… (1940) 12 copies, 2 reviews
Strange Customs, Manners, and Beliefs, a Remarkable Account of Curious Beliefs and Odd Superstitions, Strange Ways of… (1969) 6 copies
Strange insects and their stories: How they live. Various kinds and species. Curious traits. Their intelligence. Ways… (1937) 5 copies
Smugglers and smuggling 5 copies
Romantic and historic Maine 5 copies
Harper's Book for Young Naturalists 4 copies
Along New England Shores 3 copies
Cuba past and present 2 copies
... Strange fish and their stories: Mysteries of the fish world. Ogres of the deep. Living nightmares of the deep.… (1938) 2 copies
An American Crusoe 2 copies
Foods America Gave the World: The Strange, Fascinating and Often Romantic Histories of Many Native American Food… (1937) 2 copies
The Plague Of The Living Dead 2 copies
Panama of today 1 copy
How to Survive in the Woods: Camping, Fires, Trailing, Tramping, Getting Lost, and Finding Your Way Home (2023) 1 copy
Minerals Metals and Gems 1 copy
Harper's Wireless Book 1 copy
Strani usi e costumi 1 copy
Strana storia della terra 1 copy
The Deep Sea Hunters 1 copy
West Indies of today 1 copy
Book of camping 1 copy
A-B-C of automobile driving 1 copy
The Golden City 1 copy
The treasure of Bloody Gut 1 copy
Cuba of today 1 copy
Costumbres y creencias raras 1 copy
The Ghostly Vengeance 1 copy
Beyond the Pole 1 copy
Beyond the Green Prism 1 copy
The Death Drum 1 copy
Death From The Skies 1 copy
Dirigibles of Death 1 copy
The Inner World 1 copy
Associated Works
Invertebrata Enigmatica: Giant Spiders, Dangerous Insects, and Other Strange Invertebrates in Classic Science Fiction… (2008) — Contributor — 2 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Verrill, A. Hyatt
- Legal name
- Verrill, Alpheus Hyatt
- Birthdate
- 1871-07-23
- Date of death
- 1954-11-14
- Burial location
- Chiefland Cemetery, Chiefland, Levy County, Florida, USA
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Place of death
- Chiefland, Florida, USA
Members
Reviews
The Radio Detectives in the Jungle by A. Hyatt Verrill
I'm guessing that this adventure series was written for 11-16 year old boys. This would make an interesting supplemental text for a sociology or anthropology course, because the language we use to describe other cultures has certainly changed. The two boys, Tom and Frank, mention that they built the radios that they use (rarely) during this adventure, but I'm surprised that more isn't shared about the tech, since I suspect readers of the 1920's and 30's would have appreciated the details. If you can overlook the 1920 cultural lens, what's left is basically a 90-year-old "Guys Read" serialized novel.… (more)
An excellent read about this period of history that is often covered in school by lists of Explorers with accompanying dates. I highly recommend this as reading preparation for any trip to Mexico or Peru. I have had it on my bookcase forever and wish I had read it sooner. Mr. Verrill makes the people come alive.
Many of Hyatt Verrill's 106 books were never republished. The Radio Detectives series of four novels are like the Hardy Boys books with more travel involved. I liked the series so much that I republished them since they were so hard to find. You will find this and the second volume on Lulu.Com. Each of the four novels were short so I have put two novels in each book! They were a great read! http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/lulubook22… (more)
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Statistics
- Works
- 104
- Also by
- 9
- Members
- 481
- Popularity
- #51,317
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 9
- ISBNs
- 60
- Languages
- 2
- Favorited
- 1