Walter Alden Dyer
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Walter Alden Dyer was an American
author and journalist.
He joined the staff of the Springfield Union in Springfield, Massachusetts
in 1901, edited many publications, and became managing editor of Country Life in America (1906–1914). He was one of the most famous writers of dog stories. He was a prolific writer who contributed many articles to magazines, and published various works, including:
His parents were Ebenezer Porter Dyer, Jr. and Martha Augusta Fearing. He graduated from Amherst College
Class of 1900. The Archives and Special Collections at Amherst College
holds some of his papers.
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author and journalist.
He joined the staff of the Springfield Union in Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...
in 1901, edited many publications, and became managing editor of Country Life in America (1906–1914). He was one of the most famous writers of dog stories. He was a prolific writer who contributed many articles to magazines, and published various works, including:
- The Lure of the Antique (1910)
- The Richer Life (1911)
- Pierrot, Dog of Belgium (1915)
- Creators of Decorative Styles (1917)
- Handbook of Furniture Styles (1918)
- Sons of Liberty (1920)
- Gulliver the Great(1916)
- The River Life (1911)
- Dogs of Boytown (1918)
- Many Dogs There Be (1924)
- The Breakwater (1927)
- Sprigs of Hemlock (1931)
His parents were Ebenezer Porter Dyer, Jr. and Martha Augusta Fearing. He graduated from Amherst College
Amherst College
Amherst College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 1,744 students in the fall of 2009...
Class of 1900. The Archives and Special Collections at Amherst College
Amherst College
Amherst College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 1,744 students in the fall of 2009...
holds some of his papers.