Maxwell Struthers Burt
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Maxwell Struthers Burt was an American novelist, poet, and short-story writer.
in 1904. In 1908 he moved to Wyoming and founded the JY Ranch with Louis Joy. This ranch ultimately became the famous Rockefeller Ranch of the same name (the JY). In 1912, following a dispute with Louis Joy, he established the Bar BC Bar B C Ranch
, a dude ranch
. He met and married his wife, Katherine Newlin Burt an author of Western novels, in the same year. Burt's son, Nathaniel Burt, was also a published writer.
Struthers was one of the people who led ultimately to the establishment of Grand Teton National Park
when, in 1923, he met with other like-minded individuals at Maud Noble's cabin and began the process of gathering support to have the area come under protection by the Federal Government.
His papers are housed at Princeton University
.
Life
Struthers Burt graduated from Princeton UniversityPrinceton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1904. In 1908 he moved to Wyoming and founded the JY Ranch with Louis Joy. This ranch ultimately became the famous Rockefeller Ranch of the same name (the JY). In 1912, following a dispute with Louis Joy, he established the Bar BC Bar B C Ranch
Bar B C Dude Ranch
The Bar B C Dude Ranch was established near Moose, Wyoming in 1912 as a dude ranch by Struthers Burt and Dr. Horace Carncross, using their initials as the brand. Rather than converting a working ranch, Burt and Carncross built a tourist-oriented dude ranch from the ground up, using a style called...
, a dude ranch
Dude ranch
The guest ranch, also known as a dude ranch, is a type of ranch oriented towards visitors or tourism. It is considered a form of agritourism.-History:...
. He met and married his wife, Katherine Newlin Burt an author of Western novels, in the same year. Burt's son, Nathaniel Burt, was also a published writer.
Struthers was one of the people who led ultimately to the establishment of Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park is a United States National Park located in northwestern Wyoming, U.S. The Park consists of approximately and includes the major peaks of the long Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole. Only south of Yellowstone...
when, in 1923, he met with other like-minded individuals at Maud Noble's cabin and began the process of gathering support to have the area come under protection by the Federal Government.
His papers are housed at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
.
Partial bibliography
- In The High Hills (Houghton MifflinHoughton MifflinHoughton Mifflin Harcourt is an educational and trade publisher in the United States. Headquartered in Boston's Back Bay, it publishes textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, reference works, and fiction and non-fiction for both young readers and adults.-History:The company was...
, Boston, 1914) - The Interpreter’s House (Charles Scribner's SonsCharles Scribner's SonsCharles Scribner's Sons, or simply Scribner, is an American publisher based in New York City, known for publishing a number of American authors including Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kurt Vonnegut, Stephen King, Robert A. Heinlein, Thomas Wolfe, George Santayana, John Clellon...
, New York, 1924) - the autobiographical The Diary of a Dude Wrangler (Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1924)
- When I Grew Up to Middle Age (Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1925)
- The Delectable Mountains (Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1927)
- The Other Side (Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1928)
- Festival (Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1931)
- Entertaining the Islanders (Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1933)
- Escape from America (Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1936)
- Powder River: Let 'er Buck (Farrar & RinehartFarrar & RinehartFarrar & Rinehart was a United States book publishing company founded in New York. Farrar & Rinehart enjoyed success with both nonfiction and novels, notably, the landmark Rivers of America Series and the first ten books in the Nero Wolfe corpus of Rex Stout...
, New York,1938) part of the Rivers of America SeriesRivers of America SeriesThe Rivers of America Series is a landmark series of books on American rivers, for the most part written by literary figures rather than historians. The series spanned three publishers and thirty-seven years.- History :... - War Songs (Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1942)
- Along These Streets (Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1943)
- Philadelphia Holy Experiment (Doubleday,Doran,& Co., New York, 1945)
Partial List of Magazine Works
Also see pseudonym Burt Struthers- Acorns, The Saturday Evening Post Jan 9, 1926
- Adventure, The Saturday Evening Post Jun 30, 1928
- Artists, The Saturday Evening Post Jun 1, 1929
- Beauty and the Blantons, McCall’s June, 1925
- C’est La Guerre, The Saturday Evening Post Feb 5, 1927
- Democracy for Everyone, The Saturday Evening Post Jul 30, 1932
- The Diary of a Dude Wrangler, The Saturday Evening Post May 3, 1924
External links
- [Papers and Biography in Princeton Library http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/d504rk34t]