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Ann Livesay Sutton, author dies at 98
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Jan 24, 2022, 7:19:56 AM1/24/22
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She was a geologist.
Most of her books were co-authored by her husband, Myron Sutton.
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22ann+and+myron+sutton%22+books&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjE7on9vc71AhXqhXIEHfAKAzwQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=%22ann+and+myron+sutton%22+books&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQA1DHBViqUGC5VWgAcAB4AIABcIgB_g2SAQQxNS40mAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=LcHwYYSkBuqLytMP8JWM4AM&bih=649&biw=1366&rlz=1CAJMBU_enUS989
(book covers)
http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79045341/
(book synopses)
http://www.ihsf.org/Galleryslideshows/Gallery_Sutton/index.html
(more than 100 photos of their travels - some are quite exotic)
http://www.ihsf.org/Collections/SuttonCollection.html
BIOGRAPHY:
Ann graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in geology and her doctorate work was done at the University of Colorado, in Boulder. She served as a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey and taught geology at the University of Kentucky.
Myron graduated from Northern Arizona University and served as a park ranger at Montezuma Well, Carlsbad Caverns and Walnut Canyon in the Southwest, Yosemite National Park and California National Monuments in the Northeast. He then became a naturalist at National Capital Parks in Washington, D.C., where he was part of a team designing exhibits for 26 visitor centers in the national parks.
Myron worked with the Division of International Affairs where he assisted 80 governments in the development of national park systems worldwide. He also taught at the University of Wyoming, Oregon State University and at other universities worldwide.
Ann and Myron met at the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, where they were both ranger-naturalists.
The two collaborated in the publication of over 70 magazine articles, technical papers, encyclopedic treatises and booklets. They have also authored several books, which have received national awards and been translated into various foreign languages. Among these works are Crater Lake, The American West: A Natural History, The Secret Places: Wonders of Scenic Grand Canyon, Wildlife of the Forests, The Audubon Society Book of Trees, Wild Places: A Photographic Celebration of Unspoiled America, The Wild Shores of North America, Wildlife of the Forests, The Audubon Society Book, The Life of the Desert, The Appalachian Trail, The Pacific Crest Trail, Yellowstone, New Worlds for Wildlife, Wilderness Areas of North America and Shorty and the Radio Men.
Ann published several books as Ann Livesay, Death in the Amazon, The Isis Command, The Chala Project and The Madman of Mount Everest. Many of their books are available through IHSF Publications. Their love of photography and travel took them on many adventures, to numerous countries, and their books are illustrated with these photographs...
(snip)
From Biography in Context:
AWARDS:
Science Book of the Year award, Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Institution, 1962, for Nature on the Rampage: A Natural History of the Elements; Exploring with the Bartrams selected as one of New York Times Hundred Best Books, 1963; Notable Book award, American Library Association, 1967, for Among the Maya Ruins: The Adventures of John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood; 22nd Annual Chicago Book Clinic award, 1971, for The Secret Places: Wonders of Scenic America; special award, New York Academy of Sciences, 1980, for Wildlife of the Forests.
WORKS:
WRITINGS BY THE AUTHOR:
With husband, Myron Sutton, except as indicated:
Steller of the North (biography), illustrated by Leonard E. Fisher, Rand McNally, 1961.
Nature on the Rampage: A Natural History of the Elements, Lippincott, 1962.
Exploring with the Bartrams (biography), illustrated by Paula A. Hutchinson, Rand McNally, 1963.
Journey into Ice: Sir John Franklin and the Northwest Passage (biography), Rand McNally, 1965 (published in England as The Endless Quest: The Life of John Franklin, Explorer, Constable, 1966).
Guarding the Treasured Lands: The Story of the National Park Service, Lippincott, 1965.
Animals on the Move, illustrated by P. A. Hutchinson, Rand McNally, 1965.
The Life of the Desert, McGraw, 1966.
Among the Maya Ruins: The Adventures of John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood (biography), Rand McNally, 1967.
The Appalachian Trail: Wilderness on the Doorstep, foreword by Stewart L. Udall, Lippincott, 1967.
The American West: A Natural History, illustrated with photographs by Ansel Adams and others, Random House, 1969.
New Worlds for Wildlife, Rand McNally, 1970.
The Secret Places: Wonders of Scenic America, illustrated with photographs by the authors, Rand McNally, 1970.
The Wilderness World of the Grand Canyon: "Leave It as It Is," illustrated with photographs by Philip Hyde, Lippincott, 1970.
Yellowstone: A Century of the Wilderness Idea, illustrated with photographs by Charles Steinhacker and others, Macmillan, 1972.
The Wild Places: A Photographic Celebration of Unspoiled America, illustrated with photographs by Tom Algire and others, Harper, 1973.
Wilderness Areas of North America, illustrated with photographs by the authors, Funk, 1974.
The Pacific Crest Trail: Escape to the Wilderness, illustrated with photographs by the authors, Lippincott, 1975.
(With Pat Holton) Tablet Weaving, Branford, 1975.
The Wild Shores of North America, Knopf, 1977.
Wildlife of the Forests, Abrams, 1979.
(With Les Line) The Audubon Society Book of Trees, Abrams, 1981.
Yellowstone: A Century of the Wilderness Idea, Crescent Books, 1981.
Eastern Forests, Knopf, 1985.
"Contributor to A Treasury of Great Nature Writing. Contributor of articles to Arizona Highways, Popular Science, and other magazines. Book reviewer, GeoTimes."
Most of her books were co-authored by her husband, Myron Sutton.
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22ann+and+myron+sutton%22+books&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjE7on9vc71AhXqhXIEHfAKAzwQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=%22ann+and+myron+sutton%22+books&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQA1DHBViqUGC5VWgAcAB4AIABcIgB_g2SAQQxNS40mAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWfAAQE&sclient=img&ei=LcHwYYSkBuqLytMP8JWM4AM&bih=649&biw=1366&rlz=1CAJMBU_enUS989
(book covers)
http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79045341/
(book synopses)
http://www.ihsf.org/Galleryslideshows/Gallery_Sutton/index.html
(more than 100 photos of their travels - some are quite exotic)
http://www.ihsf.org/Collections/SuttonCollection.html
BIOGRAPHY:
Ann graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in geology and her doctorate work was done at the University of Colorado, in Boulder. She served as a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey and taught geology at the University of Kentucky.
Myron graduated from Northern Arizona University and served as a park ranger at Montezuma Well, Carlsbad Caverns and Walnut Canyon in the Southwest, Yosemite National Park and California National Monuments in the Northeast. He then became a naturalist at National Capital Parks in Washington, D.C., where he was part of a team designing exhibits for 26 visitor centers in the national parks.
Myron worked with the Division of International Affairs where he assisted 80 governments in the development of national park systems worldwide. He also taught at the University of Wyoming, Oregon State University and at other universities worldwide.
Ann and Myron met at the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, where they were both ranger-naturalists.
The two collaborated in the publication of over 70 magazine articles, technical papers, encyclopedic treatises and booklets. They have also authored several books, which have received national awards and been translated into various foreign languages. Among these works are Crater Lake, The American West: A Natural History, The Secret Places: Wonders of Scenic Grand Canyon, Wildlife of the Forests, The Audubon Society Book of Trees, Wild Places: A Photographic Celebration of Unspoiled America, The Wild Shores of North America, Wildlife of the Forests, The Audubon Society Book, The Life of the Desert, The Appalachian Trail, The Pacific Crest Trail, Yellowstone, New Worlds for Wildlife, Wilderness Areas of North America and Shorty and the Radio Men.
Ann published several books as Ann Livesay, Death in the Amazon, The Isis Command, The Chala Project and The Madman of Mount Everest. Many of their books are available through IHSF Publications. Their love of photography and travel took them on many adventures, to numerous countries, and their books are illustrated with these photographs...
(snip)
From Biography in Context:
AWARDS:
Science Book of the Year award, Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Institution, 1962, for Nature on the Rampage: A Natural History of the Elements; Exploring with the Bartrams selected as one of New York Times Hundred Best Books, 1963; Notable Book award, American Library Association, 1967, for Among the Maya Ruins: The Adventures of John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood; 22nd Annual Chicago Book Clinic award, 1971, for The Secret Places: Wonders of Scenic America; special award, New York Academy of Sciences, 1980, for Wildlife of the Forests.
WORKS:
WRITINGS BY THE AUTHOR:
With husband, Myron Sutton, except as indicated:
Steller of the North (biography), illustrated by Leonard E. Fisher, Rand McNally, 1961.
Nature on the Rampage: A Natural History of the Elements, Lippincott, 1962.
Exploring with the Bartrams (biography), illustrated by Paula A. Hutchinson, Rand McNally, 1963.
Journey into Ice: Sir John Franklin and the Northwest Passage (biography), Rand McNally, 1965 (published in England as The Endless Quest: The Life of John Franklin, Explorer, Constable, 1966).
Guarding the Treasured Lands: The Story of the National Park Service, Lippincott, 1965.
Animals on the Move, illustrated by P. A. Hutchinson, Rand McNally, 1965.
The Life of the Desert, McGraw, 1966.
Among the Maya Ruins: The Adventures of John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood (biography), Rand McNally, 1967.
The Appalachian Trail: Wilderness on the Doorstep, foreword by Stewart L. Udall, Lippincott, 1967.
The American West: A Natural History, illustrated with photographs by Ansel Adams and others, Random House, 1969.
New Worlds for Wildlife, Rand McNally, 1970.
The Secret Places: Wonders of Scenic America, illustrated with photographs by the authors, Rand McNally, 1970.
The Wilderness World of the Grand Canyon: "Leave It as It Is," illustrated with photographs by Philip Hyde, Lippincott, 1970.
Yellowstone: A Century of the Wilderness Idea, illustrated with photographs by Charles Steinhacker and others, Macmillan, 1972.
The Wild Places: A Photographic Celebration of Unspoiled America, illustrated with photographs by Tom Algire and others, Harper, 1973.
Wilderness Areas of North America, illustrated with photographs by the authors, Funk, 1974.
The Pacific Crest Trail: Escape to the Wilderness, illustrated with photographs by the authors, Lippincott, 1975.
(With Pat Holton) Tablet Weaving, Branford, 1975.
The Wild Shores of North America, Knopf, 1977.
Wildlife of the Forests, Abrams, 1979.
(With Les Line) The Audubon Society Book of Trees, Abrams, 1981.
Yellowstone: A Century of the Wilderness Idea, Crescent Books, 1981.
Eastern Forests, Knopf, 1985.
"Contributor to A Treasury of Great Nature Writing. Contributor of articles to Arizona Highways, Popular Science, and other magazines. Book reviewer, GeoTimes."
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