Allan W. Eckert (1931–2011)
Author of Incident at Hawk's Hill
About the Author
Allan W. Eckert was born in Buffalo, New York on January 30, 1931. He served in the United States Air Force and attended the University of Dayton and Ohio State University. He was a historian, naturalist, novelist, poet, screenwriter and playwright. He wrote over 40 books during his lifetime show more including A Time of Terror: The Great Dayton Flood, Wild Season, The Silent Sky, The Frontiersmen, Wilderness Empire, The Conquerors, and A Sorrow in Our Heart: The Life of Tecumseh, which were all nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in literature. He received the Newbery Honor Book Award for Incident at Hawk's Hill. He also wrote almost all of the scripts for television's Wild Kingdom and adapted The Frontiersmen into the play Tecumseh! He died of prostate cancer on July 7, 2011 at the age of 80. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Allan W. Eckert
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Kirjavaliot - Erehdysten yö (Night of error) ∙ Ilveskissa (The crossbreed) ∙ Kauniita unia rouva Hunter (The deep… (1987) 3 copies
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher: Die Libelle / Mein Leben, mein Dorf / Tollkühn / Begegnung am Bussardhügel (1986) 3 copies
Het Beste Boek 97: Een zak vol knikkers / Aasgier van de golven / Het gebeurde bij de haviksheuvel / Vlucht naar… (1981) 2 copies, 1 review
Livros condensados: Ema E Eu | Aeroporto | Na Corda Bamba | Aconteceu Em Hawk's Hill — Author — 2 copies
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- Legal name
- Eckert, Allan Wesley
- Birthdate
- 1931-01-30
- Date of death
- 2011-07-07
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Buffalo, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Corona, California, USA
- Places of residence
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Bellefontaine, Ohio, USA - Education
- University of Dayton
Ohio State University - Occupations
- historian
playwright
children's book author
novelist - Organizations
- United States Air Force
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- Works
- 48
- Also by
- 10
- Members
- 5,051
- Popularity
- #4,956
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 61
- ISBNs
- 181
- Languages
- 3
- Favorited
- 6