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Ernest Thompson Seton
(1860 - 1946)
Ernest Thompson Seton was a noted author, wildlife artist, founder of the Woodcraft Indians, and one of the founding pioneers of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Seton also influenced Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting.
His first wife was fellow author Grace Gallatin Seton Thompson. His second wife was fellow author Julia M. Buttree.
His notable books related to Scouting include The Birch Bark Roll and The Boy Scout Handbook. He is responsible for the appropriation and incorporation of what he believed to be American Indian elements into the traditions of the BSA.
Famously, on his 21st birthday, his father presented him with a bill for his birth, upbringing and education, which he paid -- and never spoke to his father again.
Ernest changed his name from Ernest Seton Thompson to Ernest Thompson Seton in 1902.
As the cofounder of the Boy Scouts of America, many of his publications were ephemeral, such as the Birch Bark Roll of which there seem to have been nearly twenty issues.
Bibliography
Boy Scouts of America: Official Handbook (1910)
The ‘Original” edition of the Boy Scouts of America Handbook was written by E. T. Seton, using some of the material from R. Baden-Powell’s Scouting for Boys. Read for free online at the E. T. Seton Institute.
Author(s):
Robert Baden-Powell
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Robert Baden-Powell
The Buffalo Wind (1938)
A limited edition of only 250 copies was printed. The image above is a photograph of the author that was pasted into each copy.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Harold Evans Kellogg
The Children’s Hour Volume 14 (1953)
An anthology of animal stories.
Read online at archive.org.
Chink a Woolly Coated Little Dog and Other Stories from Lives of the Hunted and Wild Animals at Home (1927)
Selected life-histories of four-footed friends.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
The Cute Coyote and Other Animal Stories (1930)
Selections from Lives of the Hunted, Wild Animals at Home and Wild Animal Ways.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Dogs, Heroes, Adventurers, Friends (1964)
A collection of thirty favorite dog stories.
Author(s):
Ludwig Bemelmans
Rudyard Kipling
Ernest Thompson Seton
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Hamilton Greene
Ernest Thompson Seton’s America (1954)
An anthology of the writings of Ernest Thompson Seton, British-Canadian-American naturalist and founder of the Boy Scouts of America.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Julia M. Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Famous Animal Stories (1932)
A collection of stories about animals including myths, fables, fairy tales and true-life adventures.
First Across the Continent (1901)
The first popular account of the Lewis and Clark expedition from 1804 to 1806.
Author(s):
Noah Brooks
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Seton Thompson
Et al
Foam Razorback: His Life and Adventures and Other Stories (1927)
Three animal histories from Wild Animal Ways.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
The Forester’s Manual (1912)
This book was written as a supplement to the author’s books on woodcraft. It was designated No. 2 of Scout Manual Series. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Four-Footed Americans and their Kin (1898)
Animal biographies set in a fictional framework. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Mabel Osgood Wright
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Seton Thompson
The Gospel of the Redman: An Indian Bible (1936)
A summary of Native American society and belief as it was before Columbus.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Julia M. Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
Great Historic Animals: Mainly About Wolves (1937)
Mainly About Wolves is the English edition title for this book about animals known to history or legend.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
A Handbook to Winnipeg and the Province of Manitoba (1909)
This handbook was prepared for the 79th annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. One chapter is by Seton. It is called Fauna of Manitoba. Read this book for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Photographs
Unknown
James White
How to Play Indian (1903)
This pamphlet was reprinted from Ladies’ Home Journal. It was the first instruction for the new Woodcraft Indians. Read for free online at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Johnny Bear and Other Stories from Lives of the Hunted (1924)
Includes Johnny Bear, Tito, and Why the Chickadee Goes Crazy.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Johnny Bear, Lobo and Other Stories (1935)
Includes Johnny Bear, Lobo, Raggylug, Chink, The Mother Teal and the Overland Rout and Wully.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Krag and Johnny Bear (1902)
Stories from Lives of the Hunted including Krag, Randy, Johnny Bear and Chink. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Krag, the Kootenay Ram and Other Animal Stories (1929)
Animal biographies from Wild Animals I Have Known, Lives of the Hunted, and Wild Animal Ways.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton