Hayden Carruth

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Hayden Carruth

1862–1932

A lively American humorist and editor, he moved from Midwestern weekly newspapers to major New York magazines and newspapers. His work ranged from journalism and satire to popular fiction for younger readers.

2 Audiobooks

Track's End Being the Narrative of Judson Pitcher's Strange Winter Spent There as Told by Himself and Edited by Hayden Carruth Including an Accurate Account of His Numerous Adventures, and the Facts Concerning His Several Surprising Escapes from Death Now First Printed in Full

Track's End Being the Narrative of Judson Pitcher's Strange Winter Spent There as Told by Himself and Edited by Hayden Carruth Including an Accurate Account of His Numerous Adventures, and the Facts Concerning His Several Surprising Escapes from Death Now First Printed in Full

by Hayden Carruth

The Voyage of the Rattletrap

The Voyage of the Rattletrap

by Hayden Carruth

About the author

Born as Fred Hayden Carruth in 1862, he built his early career in the Midwest, where he worked on weekly newspapers and earned notice as a western humorist and local journalist. Those beginnings helped launch a wider career in publishing and writing.

He later moved to New York City, where he worked as an editor for the New York Tribune, Harper's Magazine, and Woman's Home Companion. Alongside his editorial work, he wrote as Hayden Carruth and became known for humor, journalism, and juvenile fiction.

Carruth died in 1932. Although he is much less remembered today than some of his contemporaries, his career shows the path of a writer who successfully crossed from small-town newspaper work into the national magazine world.