Harold Wayne Greenhaw
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Brief Biography
Harold Wayne Greenhaw was born in Sheffield, Alabama, but raised in Trussville and Tuscaloosa. He was inspired to become a writer after spending six months reading heavily while in a body cast after having a spine-correcting operation. Greenhaw studied creative writing in Mexico before enrolling at the University of Alabama, where he honed his writing skills under Hudson Strode. Greenhaw worked as a journalist for several publications, including The Tuscaloosa News and The Alabama Journal, while freelancing for national newspapers and magazines. He achieved literary success with his debut novel, The Golfer, in 1967, and went on to publish a diverse range of works encompassing fiction, nonfiction, poetry, plays, and screenplays. Throughout his career, Greenhaw also held editorial and teaching positions, sharing his expertise and fostering writing projects in correctional facilities. He died in 2011 due to heart surgery complications and was posthumously inducted into the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame.
Publications
The Golfer. Philadelphia; Lippincott, 1967. Rpt. Montgomery; Sycamore Press, 1991.
The Making of a Hero: The Story of Lieut. William Calley, Jr. Louisville, Ky.; Touchstone Pub. Co., 1971.
Watch Out for George Wallace. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.; Prentice Hall, 1976.
Elephants in the Cottonfields; Ronald Reagan and the New Republican South. New York; Macmillan, 1982.
Flying High: Inside Big Time Drug Smuggling. New York; Dodd, 1984.
Alabama on My Mind: Politics, People, History, and Ghost Stories. Montgomery, Ala.; Sycamore Press, 1987.
Tombigee and Other Stories. Montgomery, Ala.; Sycamore Press, 1991.
Montgomery, the Biography of a City. Montgomery, Ala.; Advertiser Company, 1993.
King of Country. Montgomery, Ala.; Black Belt Press, 1994.
Alabama: Portrait of A State. Montgomery, Ala.; Black Belt Press, 1997.
Beyond the Night: A Remembrance. Montgomery, Ala.; Black Belt Press, 1999.
Alabama: A State of Mind. Montgomery, Ala.; Black Belt Press, 2000.
My Heart Is in the Earth: True Stories of Alabama and Mexico. Montgomery, Ala.; River City Publishers, 2001.
The Long Journey: A Novel. Montgomery, Ala.; River City Publishers, 2001.
Montgomery, the River City. Montgomery, Ala.; River City Publishers, 2002.
The Spider’s Web, A Novella and Other Stories. Montgomery, Ala.; River City Publishers, 2003.
Ghosts on the Road: Poems of Alabama, Mexico, and Beyond. Montgomery, Ala.; River City Publishers, 2007.
A Generous Life: W. James Samford Jr. Montgomery, Ala.; River City Publishers, 2009.
Fighting the Devil in Dixie: How Civil Rights Activists Took on the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama. Chicago; Lawrence Hill Books, 2011.
Joint Publication:
Montgomery, Center Stage in the South: A Contemporary Portrait. Chatsworth, Calif.; Windsor Publications, 1990.
Thunder of Angels: The Montgomery Bus Boycott and the People who Broke the Back of Jim Crow. Chicago; Lawrence Hill Press, 2006.
The Making of a Hero: The Story of Lieut. William Calley, Jr. Louisville, Ky.; Touchstone Pub. Co., 1971.
Watch Out for George Wallace. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.; Prentice Hall, 1976.
Elephants in the Cottonfields; Ronald Reagan and the New Republican South. New York; Macmillan, 1982.
Flying High: Inside Big Time Drug Smuggling. New York; Dodd, 1984.
Alabama on My Mind: Politics, People, History, and Ghost Stories. Montgomery, Ala.; Sycamore Press, 1987.
Tombigee and Other Stories. Montgomery, Ala.; Sycamore Press, 1991.
Montgomery, the Biography of a City. Montgomery, Ala.; Advertiser Company, 1993.
King of Country. Montgomery, Ala.; Black Belt Press, 1994.
Alabama: Portrait of A State. Montgomery, Ala.; Black Belt Press, 1997.
Beyond the Night: A Remembrance. Montgomery, Ala.; Black Belt Press, 1999.
Alabama: A State of Mind. Montgomery, Ala.; Black Belt Press, 2000.
My Heart Is in the Earth: True Stories of Alabama and Mexico. Montgomery, Ala.; River City Publishers, 2001.
The Long Journey: A Novel. Montgomery, Ala.; River City Publishers, 2001.
Montgomery, the River City. Montgomery, Ala.; River City Publishers, 2002.
The Spider’s Web, A Novella and Other Stories. Montgomery, Ala.; River City Publishers, 2003.
Ghosts on the Road: Poems of Alabama, Mexico, and Beyond. Montgomery, Ala.; River City Publishers, 2007.
A Generous Life: W. James Samford Jr. Montgomery, Ala.; River City Publishers, 2009.
Fighting the Devil in Dixie: How Civil Rights Activists Took on the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama. Chicago; Lawrence Hill Books, 2011.
Joint Publication:
Montgomery, Center Stage in the South: A Contemporary Portrait. Chatsworth, Calif.; Windsor Publications, 1990.
Thunder of Angels: The Montgomery Bus Boycott and the People who Broke the Back of Jim Crow. Chicago; Lawrence Hill Press, 2006.
Themes
Harold Wayne Greenhaw wrote fiction and nonfiction books, poetry, plays, scripts for television and film, and even travel guides. Several of his books focus on Alabama and Montgomery in particular. Civil rights are a common theme in his works.
Publisher
Alabama Authors of the 19th and 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://AlabamaAuthors.org
Collection
Citation
Greenhaw, Wayne, “Harold Wayne Greenhaw,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed September 19, 2024, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/591.