Biography;

Writer, illustrator. Born– May, 1922, Fort Payne, Ala. Parents– James Andres and Vera Sue (Small) Johnson. Married– Burdetta Faye Beebe, October 11, 1961. Education– Howard College, B.S., 1943. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps, 1943-1945; field executive for the Boy Scouts of America in Anniston, Ala., 1946-1951; U.S. Marine Corps, 1951-1964; retired as major, 1964, and devoted full time to writing and illustration; lived in Santa Fe, N.M. He and his wife, who wrote under the name of B. F. Beebe, collaborated on many wildlife and adventure books for young people. Died July 20, 1997.

Source:

Something About the Author, Vol. 1; Contemporary Authors online; Writer’s Directory, 1984.

Publication(s):

Advanced Camping Techniques. New York; McKay, 1967.

American Bears. New York; McKay, 1965.

Animal Paradise. New York; McKay, 1969.

Animals and Their Food. New York; McKay, 1972.

Anyone Can Backpack in Comfort. New York; McKay, 1965.

Anyone Can Camp in Comfort. New York; McKay, 1964.

Anyone Can Live Off the Land. New York; McKay, 1961.

Best Photos of the Civil War. New York; Fawcett, 1961.

Blackie, the Gorilla. New York; McKay, 1968.

Everglades Adventure. New York; McKay, 1970.

Horsemen Blue and Gray. New York; Oxford University Press, 1960.

The Last Passenger. New York; Macmillan, 1956.

Little Red. New York; McKay, 1966.

Lost on Hawk Mountain. New York; Follett, 1954.

Moses’ Band of Chimpanzees. New York; McKay, 1969.

Mountain Bobcat. New York; Follett, 1953.

Pepper, a Puerto Rican Mongoose. New York; McKay, 1967.

Photography for Young People. New York; McKay, 1971.

Ringtail. New York; McKay, 1968.

Secret World, the Southern Swamps. New York; McKay, 1970.

Utah Lion. New York; Follett, 1962.

The Wolf Cub. New York; McKay, 1966.

Zoos of Today. New York; McKay, 1971.

Joint_Publication(s):

American Wild Horses. New York; McKay, 1964.

Big Cypress Buck. Chicago; Big Cypress Buck, 1957.

Camels West. New York; McKay, 1964.

Wild Venture. New York; Follett, 1961.

Illustrator; African Apes. New York; McKay, 1969.

African Elephants. New York; McKay, 1968.

American Desert Animals. New York; McKay, 1966.

American Lions and Cats. New York; Mckay, 1963.

American Wolves, Coyotes, and Foxes. New York; McKay, 1964.

Animals South of the Border. New York; McKay, 1968.

Appalachian Elk. New York; McKay, 1962.

Assateague Deer. New York; McKay, 1965.

Chesnut Cub. New York; McKay, 1963.

Coyote for Keeps. New York; Follett, 1965.

Little Dickens, Jaguar Cub. New York; McKay, 1970.

Ocelot. New York; McKay, 1966.

Run, Light Buck, Run! New York; McKay, 1962.

Yucatan Monkey. New York; McKay, 1967.