Hal Borland - Works

Works

  • Novels:
    • The Amulet
    • High, Wide, and Lonesome (1956, 1990)
    • The Seventh Winter (1960)
    • When the Legends Die (1963), about the struggles of a young Ute Indian to live apart from white society, has become a young adult classic. It was adapted as a film by the same name directed by Stuart Millar and released in 1972.
    • The King of Squaw Mountain (1964)
  • Nature books:
    • An American Year (1946)
    • Beyond Your Doorstep (1962)
    • This Hill, This Valley (1957, 1990), about a year on his Connecticut farm
    • Hill Country Harvest
    • Sundial of the Seasons
    • Seasons
    • Hal Borland's Book of Days
    • Hal Borland's Twelve Moons of the Year

Borland died in Sharon, Connecticut at the age of 77.

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