Books with author Ernest Thompson 1860-1946 Seton

Set at the beginning of the nineteenth century, Rolf in the Woods follows a young boy on his journey to becoming a man, learning how to live in the wilderness, respecting animals and nature, and fighting amongst his brethren in war. When his mother passes away, fifteen-year-old Rolf goes to live with his aunt and uncle on their farm. But his aunt’s constant scolding and his uncle’s drunken violence make living in this new home unbearable for the gentle boy, and he runs away to live in a wigwam with Quonab, a Native American, and his trusty dog Skookum, who teach the boy how to live off the land, hunt, gather, and understand wild creatures. These newfound skills come into play when Rolf must participate in the War of 1812, and he is able to survive by relying on the wisdom the Indian has shared with him. Rolf in the Woods is not only an adventure story but also a guide that teaches young men how to thrive in the outdoors. Ernest Thompson Seton, an avid outdoorsman, provides vivid descriptions of Quonab’s lessons, like making a bed with logs, constructing a tom-tom, distinguishing the calls of animals, and making a bow and arrow, and includes over 200 hand-drawn illustrations to make these lessons come to life.

Naturalist and artist Ernest Thompson Seton was a founding pioneer of the Boy Scouts of America who introduced many elements of Native American lore to scouting rituals. In this comprehensive collection of his most interesting stories, crafts, games, and other activities related to outdoor life, Seton offers a respectful and informative tribute to Native American culture. More than 500 of his drawings illustrate this practical guide for campers of all ages. In addition to briefly outlining the principles of scouting, Seton discusses Indian customs and laws as well as songs, dances, and ceremonies. He suggests both indoor and outdoor activities and provides a wealth of information on Indian sign language and games, campfire tales, forestry, and many other captivating facts and fancies.

'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.