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American folklorist and naturalist

Roy Bedichek (June 27, 1878 – May 21, 1959) was a Texanwriter, naturalist, and educator.

A selection of the Bedichek family correspondences.

Roy Bedichek, author of Adventures with a Texas Naturalist and close friend of J. Frank Dobie and Walter Prescott b, loved both reading and writing letters.

Prefaced by a biographical sketch, this volume presents a collection of Bedichek letters that give us an insight into his literary and creative development—from.

This book is a collection of letters written by Roy Bedichek and letters written to him from other family members.

Bedichek was born in and raised on a farm south of Waco, where he absorbed the sights, sounds, and rhythms of the blackland prairie.

Born in Illinois, his family moved to Texas when he was a child. He worked as a reporter, teacher, and chamber of commerce secretary.

Biography

Early life and education

Roy Bedichek was born on June 27, 1878, in Cass County, Illinois, to parents James Madison Bedichek and Lucretia Ellen Craven.

The family relocated to Falls County, Texas, in 1884. Bedichek attended country schools and the Bedichek Academy, founded by his father in Eddy, Texas.

Although Roy Bedichek published less than his more famous friends J. Frank Dobie and Walter Prescott b, he wrote voluminously and, many say, with more distinction than the others.

He enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin in February 1898. He received his Bachelor of Science in 1903. In 1925, after returning as an employee of the University system, he earned his Master of Arts.^[3]

Employment

His first job after college was as a reporter for the Fort Worth Record.

Soon after, he was a high school teacher, first in Houston, Texas, and then in San Ange