Books with author Enos Mills

Wild Life on the Rockies is a classic nature book that contains the record of a few of the many happy days and novel experiences which I have had in the wilds. For more than twenty years it has been my good fortune to live most of the time with nature, on the mountains of the West. I have made scores of long exploring rambles over the mountains in every season of the year, a nature-lover charmed with the birds and the trees. On my later excursions I have gone alone and without firearms.

Watched by Wild AnimalsEnos Mills, american naturalist and homesteader (1870-1922)This ebook presents «Watched by Wild Animals», from Enos Mills. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.Table of Contents-01- About this book-02- DEDICATION-03- PREFACE-04- THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT-05- THE HAYMAKER OF THE HEIGHTS-06- INTRODUCING MR. AND MRS. SKUNK-07- THE PERSISTENT BEAVER-08- THE OTTER PLAYS ON-09- THE BIGHORN IN THE SNOW-10- THE CLOWN OF THE PRAIRIES-11- THE BLACK BEAR, COMEDIAN-12- ON WILD LIFE TRAILS-13- REBUILDING A BEAVER COLONY-14- THE WARY WOLF-15- WINTER WAYS OF ANIMALS-16- PRONGHORN OF THE PLAINS-17- THE MOUNTAIN LION-18- FAMINE IN BEAVER LAND-19- DOG TOWN DIGGINGS-20- ECHO MOUNTAIN GRIZZLY

Although I have been alone by a camp-fire in every State and Territory in the Union, with the exception of Rhode Island, the matter in this book is drawn almost entirely from my experiences in the Rocky Mountain region.Some of the chapters have already appeared in magazines, and I am indebted to The Curtis Publishing Company, Doubleday, Page and Company, "Suburban Life," and "Recreation" for allowing me to reprint the papers which they have published. "Country Life in America" published "Racing an Avalanche," "Alone with a Landslide," and "A Rainy Day at the Stream's Source,"—the two last under the titles of "Alone with a Crumbling Mountain" and "At the Stream's Source." The "Saturday Evening Post" published "Little Conservationists," "Mountain-Top Weather," "The Forest Fire," "Insects in the Forest," "Doctor Woodpecker," and "The Fate of a Tree Seed." "Suburban Life" published "Rob of the Rockies" and "Little Boy Grizzly"; and "Recreation" "Harvest Time with Beavers."

Excerpt from The Adventures of a Nature GuideThe people of the United States have within the past generation created national parks, state parks, city parks, and made wild-life reservations, recognizing their higher values to people, for their uses in education, recreation, and hopefulness. I wish that every park had a nature guide and that every wild place might early become a park.There now are a number Of Cabinet positions, each with a secretary to control and direct its work. But is it not time to have a Directory of Parks and Recreation, something for all time and for all peo ple? Instead of one man directing this there should be a number, a board of directors, who are directly responsible to the public. This should be a department separate from and independent Of all Cabinet positions and should outrank them.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Enos Abijah Mills (1870 –1922) was an American naturalist and homesteader. He was the main figure behind the creation of Rocky Mountain National Park. Mills was born just outside Pleasanton, Kansas, near the Civil War Mine Creek Battlefield site, but moved to Colorado early in his life during a bout with tuberculosis. In 1889, he had a chance encounter with famed naturalist John Muir on a San Francisco beach, and from that point on Mills dedicated his life to conservation activism, lecturing, and writing. In 1902, Mills returned to Colorado and purchased from his cousin the Longs Peak House in Estes Park. He eventually homesteaded in the surrounding area and later turned the Longs Peak house into the Longs Peak Inn, from which he treated guests to excursions into the wilderness and evening nature talks.From 1902–1906, Mills also served as the Colorado State Snow Observer, a position that took him into the wild he so loved. His job was to measure the snow depths to predict spring and summer runoff. Following this position, he served as government lecturer on forestry from 1907–1909. During this time, he also authored several articles and books on nature and Estes Park area.Throughout his time in various assignments, Mills was also leading the fight to preserve the area around Longs Peak as a national park. Aided by groups such as the Sierra Club and the Daughters of the American Revolution, Mills succeeded and Congress established Rocky Mountain National Park in 1915. Called the "Father of Rocky Mountain National Park," Mills continued to lecture and write books until his death at age 52 in 1922. Mills Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park is named in his honor.CONTENTSI. Snow-blinded On The Summit II. Waiting In The Wilderness III. Winter Mountaineering IV. Trees At Timberline V. Wind-rapids On The Heights VI. The Arctic Zone Of High Mountains VII. Naturalist Meets Prospector VIII. The White Cyclone IX. Lightning And Thunder X. Landmarks XI. Children Of My Trail School XII. A Day With A Nature Guide XIII. Play And Pranks Of Wild Folk XIV. Censored Natural History News XV. Harriet—Little Mountain Climber XVI. Evolution Of Nature Guiding XVII. Development Of A Woman Guide This book originally published in 1920 has been reformatted for the Kindle and may contain an occasional defect from the original publication or from the reformatting.

Scotch and I were companions through eight years. Winter and summer we explored the rugged mountains of the Continental Divide. Often we were cold; more often we were hungry. Together we fought our way through blizzards and forest fires. Never did he complain and at all times he showed remarkable intelligence and absolute fidelity. The thousands who have watched him play football by my cabin on the slope of Long's Peak and the other thousands who have read of his unusual experiences will be interested, I am sure, in this complete story of his life.I gave an account of Scotch in my Wild Life on the Rockies, and in The Spell of the Rockies I related one of our winter experiences. These chapters and an article on him which I wrote for Country Life in America are, together with additional matter, embodied in this little book.

"In Beaver World" by Enos A. Mills. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

This is by far our most popular book, and now it is in our newest edition! It appeals to parents, teachers, active outdoors enthusiasts and armchair adventurers. Used as a textbook in two colleges, Enos describes in beautiful detail how he came upon the profession of Nature Guides at Long's Peak Inn, now considered the field of Interpretation. Chapters include "Snowblinded on the Summit", "Children of My Trail School", "Wind-Rapids on the Heights", "The White Cyclone" and "Play and Pranks of Wild Folk".We've also kept in the chapter entitled "Enda" by Enos' wife, Esther Burnell Mills, who was also the first licensed nature guide with the National Park Service. This is a classic and not to be missed! This book was produced by the Enos Mills Cabin Museum. Any proceeds made from this book support the museum and the family members that continue Enos A. Mills' legacy. Thank you for your purchase!