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Publisher: Scribner Publication date: 1905 Description: 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 jackrabbit -- Snap, the story of a bull-terrier -- The Winnipeg wolf -- The legend of the white reindeer. Subjects: Animal behavior Animals Animals, Legends and stories of Fiction / Short Stories Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / General Juvenile Fiction / General Juvenile Fiction / Animals / General Nature / Animals Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / General Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.

A hero is an individual of unusual gifts and achievements. Whether it be man or animal, this definition applies; and it is the histories of such that appeal to the imagination and to the hearts of those who hear them. In this volume every one of the stories, though more or less composite, is founded on the actual life of a veritable animal hero. The most composite is the White Reindeer. This story I wrote by Utrovand in Norway during the summer of 1900, while the Reindeer herds grazed in sight on the near uplands. The Lynx is founded on some of my own early experiences in the backwoods. It is less than ten years since the 'Jack Warhorse' won his hero-crown. Thousands of "Kaskadoans" will remember him, and by the name Warhorse his coursing exploits are recorded in several daily papers. The least composite is Arnaux. It is so nearly historical that several who knew the bird have supplied additional items of information.

Ernest Thompson Seton (1860-1946) was a Scots/Canadian who later became a U S citizen. Seton was an author and wildlife artist who helped found the Boy Scouts of America. His notable books related to Scouting include The Birch Bark Roll and The Boy Scout Handbook. Seton is responsible for the inclusion of American Indian culture in the Boy Scout program. Animal Heroes was published in 1905. Stories include 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.

Ernest Thompson Seton (1860-1946) was a Scots/Canadian who later became a U S citizen. Seton was an author and wildlife artist who helped found the Boy Scouts of America. His notable books related to Scouting include The Birch Bark Roll and The Boy Scout Handbook. Seton is responsible for the inclusion of American Indian culture in the Boy Scout program. Animal Heroes was published in 1905. Stories include 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.