Rutherford George Montgomery facts for kids
Rutherford George Montgomery (born April 12, 1894 – died July 3, 1985) was an American writer. He wrote many books for children. Besides his real name, he also used other names like A.A. Avery, Al Avery, Art Elder, E.P. Marshall, and Everitt Proctor.
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About Rutherford George Montgomery's Life
Rutherford George Montgomery was born in a place called Straubville, Sargent County, North Dakota. This town was a "ghost town" by 2005, meaning it was mostly empty. His parents were George Y. and Matilda Proctor Montgomery.
He went to several colleges, including Colorado Agricultural College. He also studied at Western State College of Colorado and the University of Nebraska. After his studies, he taught elementary school in Hot Springs, Wyoming. From 1917 to 1919, he served in the United States Air Corps.
During the 1920s, Montgomery worked as a teacher. He was also a principal at junior and senior high schools in Montrose County, Colorado. In 1930, he married Eunice Opal Kirks, and they had three children together.
He served as a judge for Gunnison County, Colorado from 1931 to 1936. He was also a county commissioner from 1932 to 1938. After these jobs, he became a full-time writer.
Montgomery started writing stories about wild animals when he was still in school. These animals lived near his family's farm. Later, he wrote books about flying and the American West. He especially loved writing about horses. In total, he wrote more than 100 books!
From 1941 to 1946, he worked as a writer for the famous comic strip Dick Tracy. He also taught creative writing from 1955 to 1957. From 1958 to 1962, he was a scriptwriter for Walt Disney Studios.
Awards for Rutherford George Montgomery's Books
Rutherford George Montgomery won several awards for his amazing books:
- Kildee House: This book was named a Newbery Award Honor Book in 1950.
- Wapiti the Elk: It won the Commonwealth Club of California Juvenile Silver Medal in 1952.
- Beaver Water: This book received the New York Herald Tribune Children's Spring Book Festival Award in 1956. It also won the Boy's Clubs of America Junior Book Award in 1957.
- The Stubborn One: This book earned the Western Writers of America Golden Spur Award in 1965.
Books by Rutherford George Montgomery
Rutherford George Montgomery wrote many books, sometimes using different names.
Books by Everitt Proctor
- The last cruise of the Jeanette (1944)
- Men against the ice (1946)
Books by Rutherford Montgomery
- Warhawk Patrol (1944)
The A Yankee Flier Series (by Al Avery)
These books are exciting stories about a brave young airman named Stan Wilson. All nine books were published by Grosset & Dunlap between 1941 and 1946. The first six books had illustrations by Paul Laune. The last three were illustrated by Clayton Knight.
- A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. (1941)
- A Yankee Flier in the Far East (1942)
- A Yankee Flier in the South Pacific (1943)
- A Yankee Flier in North Africa (1943)
- A Yankee Flier in Italy (1944)
- A Yankee Flier Over Berlin (1944)
- A Yankee Flier in Normandy (1945)
- A Yankee Flier on a Rescue Mission (1945)
- A Yankee Flier Under Secret Orders (1946)
The Golden Stallion Series
- The Golden Stallion (1951); also known as The Capture of the Golden Stallion
- The Golden Stallion (abridged version)
- The Golden Stallion's Revenge (1953)
- The Golden Stallion to the Rescue (1954)
- The Golden Stallion's Victory (1956)
- The Golden Stallion and the Wolf Dog (1958)
- The Golden Stallion's Adventure at Redstone (1959)
- The Golden Stallion and the Mysterious Feud (1967)
Other Books
- A Kinkajou on the Town
- Amikuk
- Beaver Water
- Big Brownie
- Big Red: A Wild Stallion (1971)
- Black Powder Empire
- Broken Fang
- Carcajou
- Claim jumpers of Marble Canyon
- Corey's Sea Monster
- Crazy Kill Range (1963)
- El Blanco: The Legend of the White Stallion (1961)
- Ghost Town Adventure
- Gray Wolf
- High Country
- Hill Ranch
- Husky
- Iceblink (1941), as by George R. Montgomery
- In Happy Hollow
- Jet Navigator, Strategic Air Command
- Kent Barstow Aboard the Dyna Soar
- Kent Barstow and the Commando Flight
- Kent Barstow on a B-70 Mission
- Kent Barstow: Space Man
- Kildee House
- King of the Castle: The Story of a Kangaroo Rat
- McGonnigle's lake
- McNulty's Holiday
- Midnight: Wild Stallion of the West (1940)
- Mister Jim (1953)
- Pekan the Shadow
- Rufus
- Snowman (1962)
- The Capture of West Wind (1962)
- The Living Wilderness
- The Silver Hills
- The Stubborn One (1965)
- Timberline Tales
- Troopers Three
- Walt Disney's Cougar: A Fact-Fiction Nature Story
- Walt Disney's The Odyssey of an Otter
- Wapiti the Elk
- War Wings
- Weecha The Racoon
- Whitetail: The Story of a Prairie Dog
- Yellow Eyes
