Books with author Ernest Seton-Thompson

'Snap' is the nickname of the bull terrier, which the old friend gave to the hunter as a puppy. Its character the dog showed from the very first days of acquaintance, but the experienced owner managed to find a common language with him and raised a fearless fighter.Once Snap participated in the hunt for wolves and coyotes. None of the breeds of dogs could cope with wild animals. And only a small Snap fearlessly entered a real battle with predators. He won, but ...

At about the same time at the great American writer Jack London, English-born Ernest Seton-Thompson was making a name for himself as another of the early originators of the animal fiction genre. Wild Animals I Have Known, published in 1898, is his most famous and popular work and is a collection of short stories that gives animals — including those commonly demonized — humanistic emotions, often sympathetically. This work, along with others like it, set off what would become known as the nature fakers controversy, when leading artists and literary figures — and even President Roosevelt — clashed over “sentimental” depictions of animals.

AN was much like other twelve-year-old boys in having a keen interest in Indians and in wild life, but he differed from most in this, that he never got over it. Indeed, as he grew older, he found a yet keener pleasure in storing up the little bits of woodcraft and Indian lore that pleased him as a boy. His father was in poor circumstances. He was an upright man of refined tastes, but indolent—a failure in business, easy with the world and stern with his family. He had never taken an interest in his son's wildwood pursuits; and when he got the idea that they might interfere with the boy's education, he forbade them altogether.

• Two books by British-American author Ernest Thompson Seton are bound together in this Kindle book: Wild Animals I Have Known (1898) & Animal HeroesWild Animals I Have Known (1898)Seton's short story collection was the first in the genre of realistic wild-animal fiction and it was a popular bestseller in the late 1800s. Lobo the King of Currumpaw" was based upon Seton's wolf hunting days in the southwestern United States. Seton was a trailblazer, followed by Jack London and other wildlife, action-adventure story tellers. Animal HeroesA hero is an individual of unusual gifts and achievements. This is true of man or of animals. This volume of stories is founded on the life of veritable animal heroes including the White Reindeer, written in Norway while Reindeer herds grazed on the near uplands. The Lynx is founded on the author's early experiences in the backwoods.About The AuthorBritish-born author Ernest Thompson Seton (1860 – 1946) was a wildlife artist, and author. He also helped found the Boy Scouts of America.

In 1902, Seton founded a group called the Woodcraft Indians, and went on to become one of the founding pioneers of the Boy Scouts of America. Although written in the third person, it records Seton's adventures in the woods of Ontario in 1876, when he and a friend developed games that were later incorporated in Boy Scout rituals still in use today. The book is generously illustrated with over 300 of Seton?s own detailed drawings.

Eight stories of animals struggling for their existence, based on the author's detailed observations, including the tales of Arnaux, a homing pigeon, Little Warhorse, a jack rabbit, and the Winnipeg Wolf. “It may be that Seton's writing is perhaps a bit old-fashioned, and too literate, to entice contemporary boys and girls. I hope not, because these are the greatest animal stories in the English language.” -The Los Angeles Times “Mr. Thompson Seton’s ‘Animal Heroes’ will disappoint none of his readers, whether old or young, who expect from him a vivid, first-hand description of wild animal life, quickened by a sense of personal interest in the winged or four-footed characters with which he brings them into touch. This is a delightful book for all who care for animals and animal life, wholly irrespective of age.” -The Outlook “I give it as my opinion, that as a writer about animals, Thompson Seton can’t be beaten.” -Puncher "The fact that these stories are true is the reason why all are tragic. The life of a wild animal always has a tragic end. I hope some will herein find emphasized a moral as old as Scripture--we and the beasts are kin. Man has nothing that the animals have not at least a vestige of, the animals have nothing that man does not in some degree share. Since, then, the animals are creatures with wants and feelings differing in degree only from our own, they surely have their rights." -Ernest Thompson Seton CONTENTS THE SLUM CAT ARNAUX—The Chronicle of a Homing Pigeon BADLANDS BILLY—The Wolf that Won THE BOY AND THE LYNX LITTLE WARHORSE—The History of a Jack-rabbit SNAP—The Story of a Bull-Terrier THE WINNIPEG WOLF THE LEGEND OF THE WHITE REINDEER

This is one of the great classics of nature and boyhood by one of America's foremost nature experts. It presents a vast range of woodlore in the most palatable of forms, a genuinely delightful story. It will provide many hours of good reading for any child who likes the out-of-doors, and will teach him or her many interesting facts of nature, as well as a number of practical skills. It will be sure to awaken an interest in the outdoor world in any youngster who has not yet discovered the fascination of nature.The story concerns two farm boys who build a teepee in the woods and persuade the grownups to let them live in it for a month. During that time they learn to prepare their own food, build a fire without matches, use an axe expertly, make a bed out of boughs; they learn how to "smudge" mosquitoes, how to get clear water from a muddy pond, how to build a dam, how to know the stars, how to find their way when they get lost; how to tell the direction of the wind, blaze a trail, distinguish animal tracks, protect themselves from wild animals; how to use Indian signals, make moccasins, bows and arrows, Indian drums and war bonnets; how to know the trees and plants, and how to make dyes from plants and herbs. They learn all about the habits of various birds and animals, how they get their food, who their enemies are and how they protect themselves from them.Most of this information is not generally available in books, and could be gained otherwise only by years of life and experience in suitable surroundings. Yet Mr. Thompson Seton explains it so vividly and fully, with so many clear, marginal illustrations through the book, that the reader will finish "Two Little Savages" with an enviable knowledge of trees, plants, wild-life, woodlore, Indian crafts and arts, and survival information for the wilds. All of this is presented through a lively narrative that has as its heroes two real boys, typically curious about everything in the world around them, eager to outdo each other in every kind of endeavor. The exciting adventures that befall them during their stay in the woods are just the sort of thing that will keep a young reader enthralled and will stimulate his or her imagination at every turn.

This antiquarian volume contains Ernest Thompson Seton’s 1900 work, “Wild Animals I Have Known”. This profusely illustrated collection of stories contains factual accounts of the lives of eight wild animals, including: “Lobo, The King Of Currumpaw”, “Silverspot, The Story Of A Crow”, “Raggylug, The Story Of A Cottontail Rabbit”, “Bingo, The Story Of A Dog”, “The Springfield Fox”, “The Pacing Mustang”, “Wully, "The Story Of A Yaller Dog”, And “Redruff, The Story Of The Don Valley Partridge”. These moving and inspiring stories are highly recommended for animal-lovers, and would make for great additions to any personal library. Ernest Thompson Seton (1860 - 1946) was a British artist, author, and one of the founders of the 'Boy Scouts of America'. Many vintage texts such as this, especially those dating back to the 1900s and before, are increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

A stirring account of the lives of eight wild animals, including Lobo, the king of Currumpaw; Silverspot, the story of a crow; Raggylug, the story of a cottontail rabbit; Bingo, the story of a dog; the Springfield fox; the pacing mustang; Wully, the story of a yaller dog; and Redruff, the story of the Don valley partridge."These stories are true. Although I have left the strict line of historical truth in many places, the animals in this book were all real characters. They lived the lives I have depicted, and showed the stamp of heroism and personality more strongly by far than it has been in the power of my pen to tell.I believe that natural history has lost much by the vague general treatment that is so common. What satisfaction would be derived from a ten-page sketch of the habits and customs of Man? How much more profitable it would be to devote that space to the life of some one great man. This is the principle I have endeavored to apply to my animals. The real personality of the individual, and his view of life are my theme, rather than the ways of the race in general, as viewed by a casual and hostile human eye."