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Walt Morey


Born
in The United States
February 03, 1907

Died
January 12, 1992

Genre
Children's, Young Adult


Walt Morey was an award-winning author of numerous works of children's fiction set in the U.S. Pacific Northwestand Alaska, the places where Morey lived for all of his life. His book Gentle Ben was the basis for the 1967 movie Gentle Giant and the 1967-1969 television show Gentle Ben.

He wrote a total of 17 published books, most of which involve as a central plot element the relationship between man and animals. Many of his works involve survival stories, or people going into the wild to "discover" themselves; redemption through nature is a common theme of Morey's works. ...more

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Average rating: 4.15 · 8,746 ratings · 570 reviews · 28 distinct works • Similar authors
Gentle Ben
4.14 avg rating — 5,389 ratings — published 1965 — 51 editions
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Kavik the Wolf Dog
4.16 avg rating — 1,877 ratings — published 1968 — 36 editions
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Canyon Winter
4.19 avg rating — 233 ratings — published 1972 — 12 editions
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Scrub Dog of Alaska
4.21 avg rating — 213 ratings — published 1971 — 12 editions
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Year of the Black Pony
4.13 avg rating — 197 ratings — published 1976 — 15 editions
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Gloomy Gus
4.18 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 1970 — 14 editions
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Runaway Stallion
3.93 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 1973 — 10 editions
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Death Walk
4.23 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 1991 — 4 editions
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Home Is the North
4.03 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 1967 — 13 editions
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Hero
4.22 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1980 — 6 editions
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狼犬酷威（上） 狼犬酷威（下）
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“Man has to fight for what he wants, any way he can.”
― Walt Morey
tags: inspirational-attitude
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