Dykeman Waldron Baily (July 1, 1871 - 1953) was a businessman and writer.[1][2][3][4] His novel The Heart of the Blue Ridge was adapted into a silent film. Baily established Baily Manufacturing Company, a locust wood pin and cross arm manufacturing business in Elkin, North Carolina. He also owned the Baily Chair Company.[3] Many of his books are set in North Carolina locations including Bogue Banks, North Carolina's Piedmont region and Wilkes County, North Carolina.[5]

Baily was born in Mount Kisco, New York.[6] He served as mayor of Elkin.[6]

Bibliography edit

  • Heart of the Blue Ridge, W.J. Watt and Co., New York City (1915), illustrated by Douglas Duer
  • The Homeward Trail (1916), illustrated by George William Gage
  • When the Cock Crows, Bedford Publishing Co., New York City (1918), illustrated by George W. Gage
  • June Gold, W. J. Watt and Co., New York City (1922), frontispiece by Paul Stahr[7]
  • Autobiography; the Life of the Novelist and Politician from North Carolina (1958)[8]

References edit

  1. ^ Obituary, Raleigh News and Observer, April 24, 1953
  2. ^ Walser, Richard (1 January 1979). "Baily, Dykeman Waldron". Dictionary of North Carolina Biography. University of North Carolina Press. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b Couch, S. Jason (2012). Elkin. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 90, 104. ISBN 9780738592107. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Waldron Baily (Baily, Waldron, 1871-1953) - The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu.
  5. ^ "Baily, Dykeman Waldron". North Carolina Literary Map. UNC Greensboro. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  6. ^ a b "The Bookseller, Newsdealer and Stationer". Excelsior Publishing House. 4 January 2019 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ June Gold (Book, 1922). OCLC 4876803.
  8. ^ Baily, Waldron (1958). "Autobiography; the Life of the Novelist and Politician from North Carolina".

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