Waldron Baily Explained

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

• 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]

External links

• • June Gold online at East Carolina University

Notes and References

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