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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
The Legend of the White Reindeer (1915)
Animal biographies from Animal Heroes, including Arnaux The Chronicle of a Homing Pigeon, The Boy and the Lynx and The Legend of the White Reindeer.
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Life-Histories of Northern Animals Two Volumes (1909)
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Ernest Thompson Seton
A List of the Mammals of Manitoba (1886)
First publication by Seton as the Manitoba naturalist. Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba Publication No. 23. Read for free online at HathiTrust or at Internet Archive.
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Lives of Game Animals: Four Volumes (1925)
A four-volume work describing the lives of North American animals that are of interest to sportsmen.
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Ernest Thompson Seton
Lives of the Hunted (1901)
The life-stories of five wild animals. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
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Ernest Seton Thompson
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Grace Gallatin Seton Thompson
Ernest Seton Thompson
Lobo and Other Stories (1925)
Contains Lobo, Silverspot, Redruff and Bingo.
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Ernest Thompson Seton
Lobo, Rag and Vixen (1899)
Stories of Lobo, Redruff, Raggylug and Vixen from Wild Animals I Have Known.
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Mainly About Wolves (1937)
Stories about animals known to history and legend.
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Ernest Thompson Seton
Manual of the Woodcraft Indians The Fourteenth Birch Bark Roll (1915)
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Monarch, The Big Bear of Tallac (1904)
The fictionalized life of a grizzly bear, who ends in captivity at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
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Ernest Thompson Seton
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The Natural History of the Ten Commandments (1907)
The author finds that the animal kingdom respects the natural law. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
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Nimrod’s Wife (1907)
The wife of the nature writer gives her impressions of their camping adventures. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
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Grace Gallatin Seton Thompson
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Ernest Thompson Seton
Walter King Stone
Old Silver Grizzle the Badger (1927)
Animal histories including Old Silver Grizzle, The Squirrel, the Rabbits, Bears, The Cute Coyote, Pairie Dog and Sneak Cats.
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Pictures of Wild Animals (1901)
A portfolio of twelve animal prints.
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Ernest Seton Thompson
The Preacher of Cedar Mountain (1917)
A novel of horse racing and Methodism. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
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Ernest Thompson Seton
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Clarence Rowe
The Queen’s Gift Book (1915)
An anthology sold as a fundraiser for World War I hospitals. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Raggylug the Cottontail Rabbit and Other Animal Stories (1900)
A selection from Wild Animals I Have Known.
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Ernest Seton Thompson
The Red Book, or How to Play Indian (1904)
This is the second edition of the handbook that started the Woodcraft Indians.
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Ernest Thompson Seton
The Red Lodge (1912)
Limited edition set of bylaws for an adult version of the Woodcraft Indians.
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Ernest Thompson Seton
The Rhythm of the Redman (1930)
A collection of Native American songs and dances.
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Julia M. Buttree
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Ernest Thompson Seton