Alpheus Hyatt Verrill

Alpheus Hyatt Verrill, known as Hyatt Verrill, (1871-1954) was an American archaeologist, explorer, inventor, illustrator and author. He was the son of Addison Emery Verrill (1839–1926), the first professor of zoology at Yale University.

Hyatt Verrill wrote on a wide variety of topics, including natural history, travel, radio and whaling. He participated in a number of archaeological expeditions to the West Indies, British Guiana (now Guyana, and Central America. He travelled extensively throughout the West Indies, and all of the Americas, North, Central and South. Theodore Roosevelt stated: "It was my friend Verrill here, who really put the West Indies on the map.”

In 1896 he served as natural history editor of Webster's International Dictionary., and he illustrated many of his own writings as well. In 1902 Verrill invented the autochrome process of natural-color photography.

Among his writings are several science fiction novels including :"The Bridge of Light" (1950), and "When the Moon Ran Wild" (1962) which he wrote under the pseudonym Ray Ainsbury.

Biographical/critical sources

* Who Was Who in America, Vol 3:1951-1960

Works

# Along New England Shores
# The Amateur Carpenter
# Amazing Stories 1931 Vol. 5
# 11 February various stories in various issues
# America's Ancient Civilizations
# An American Crusoe : A Record of Remarkable Adventures on a Desert Island with Only a Jackknife
# Barton's Mills : A Saga of the Maine Pioneers
# Before the Conquerors: a Modern Adventure in the Land of the Incas
# The Book of the Sailboat: How to Rig, Sail and Handle Small Boats
# Book of the West Indies, The
# The Boy Adventurers In the Land of the Monkey Men
# The Boy Adventurers In The Land Of El Dorado
# Boys' Book of Buccaneers, The
# Boys Book of Whalers
# Boy Collector's Handbook, The
# Boys Outdoor Vacation Book, The
# Carib Gold
# Cruise of the Cormorant
# Cuba Past and Present
# Deep Sea Hunters In The South Seas 1924
# The Deep Sea Hunters Adventures on a Whaler 1922
# Fantastic Adventures, Volume 1, Number 1, May 1939 various stories
# Foods America Gave the World
# The Golden City, A Tale of Adventure in Unknown Guiana
# Gasolene Engines Their operation, use and care
# Great Conquerors of South and Central America
# Harper's Aircraft Book, Why Aeroplanes Fly, How to Make Models, And All About Aircraft, Little and Big
# Harper's Book for Young Gardeners
# Harper's Book for Young Naturalists
# Harper's Wireless Book/ How to Use Electricity in Telegraphing, Telephoning, and the Transmission of Power
# The Heart of Old New England
# How to Operate a Motor Car
# In the Wake of the Buccaneers
# The Inquisition
# Islands & Their Mysteries
# Isles of Spice and Palm
# Jamaica of today
# Jaunt Through Central Chile
# Jungle Chums: A Story Of A Boy's Adventures In British Guiana
# Knots, Splices and Rope Work
# Lost Treasure: True Tales of Hidden Hoards
# Love Stories Of Some Famous Pirates
# Marooned in the Forest: The Story of a Primitive Fight for Life
# Minerals, metals and gems; also, all rocks and stones, as well as ores, crystals, sands, clays and earths; something of their peculiarities, how they are formed, where they are found, how mined and what uses are made of them.
# My Boat Trip Through the Guiana Wilderness (British Guiana) article 1916
# My Jungle Trails
# Ocean and its Mysteries, The
# Old Civilizations in the New World
# Our Indians: The Story of the Indians of The United States
# Panama Of Today
# Panama Past and Present
# Pets for Pleasure and Profit
# Perfumes and Spices: Including an Account of Soaps and Cosmetics
# Porto Rico past and present and San Domingo of today
# Rivers and Their Mysteries
# Romantic and historic Florida
# Romantic and historic Maine (Maine Folk Tales)
# Romantic and historic Virginia
# The Savage Land
# Secret Treasure: Hidden Riches of the British Isles - 1931
# Shell collector's handbook.
# Smugglers and Smuggling
# South and Central American trade conditions of to day.
# Strange animals and their stories. Animals in armor. The land of Marsupials. Topsyturvy creatures. Behemoths of Scripture. Giants who took to the sea. Camels of the Andes. The strangest animal of all.
# Strange birds and their stories. Mysteries of bird life. Migrations. Nesting habits. Birds of beaches and deserts. Winged jewels. Clowns of birddom. Valuable birds. Bird law courts. Bird communists. Flightless birds
# Strange creatures of the sea
# Strange Customs, Manners, and Beliefs: A Remarkable Account of Curious Beliefs and Odd Superstitions, Strange Ways of Living, and Amazing Customs and
# Strange Fish and Their Stories.
# Strange Insects and Their Stories
# Strange prehistoric animals and their stories...
# Strange Reptiles And Their Stories
# Strange Sea Shells and their stories. How they are made and grow. How they are colored and the patterns produced. Rare shells. Shells that build a raft. Shells that bore in rocks. Giant shells. The shell that sinks ships, etc., etc.
# The American Indian; North, South and Central America
# The Boy Adventurers in the land of El Dorado
# The Bridge of Light
# The deep sea hunters; adventures on a whaler
# The heart of old New England
# The Home Radio: Up to Date. How to Make and Use It
# The Real Americans
# The Real Story of the Pirate
# The Strange Story of our Earth; a panorama of the growth of our planet as revealed by the sciences of geology and paleontology.
# They Found Gold; the story of successful treasure hunts.
# Thirty Years in the Jungle
# The Trail of the Cloven Foot
# Trail of the White Indians
# The Treasure of Bloody Gut
# Uncle Abner's Legacy
# Under Peruvian Skies
# Wonder Creatures of the Sea
# Wonder Plants and Plant Wonders
# The Young Collector's Handbook [What To Collect--Where To Find It. How To Have Fun With the Exciting Hobby Of Collecting]

External links

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* [http://www.fossickerbooks.com/AHVerrill.html Biography] articles about and by A. Hyatt Verrill at http://stillwoods.blogspot.com/2007/02/index.html