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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
Rolf in the Woods (1911)
The story of a friendship between a white boy and an Indian in New York around the time of the War of 1812. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
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Santana, the Hero Dog of France (1945)
A dog and his master give their lives to stop the German advance on Paris in World War I.
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Sign Talk (1918)
An extensive history of signing and a dictionary of signs, chiefly from North American Indian sign language. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
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Lillian Delger Powers
Hugh Lenox Scott
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The Slum Cat (1915)
Three stories from Animal Heroes: The Slum Cat; Snap: The Story of a Bull-terrier and The Winnipeg Wolf.
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Storyteller: My Years with Ernest Thompson Seton (2015)
Leila Moss Knox lived with Seton and his wife for three years during the 1930’s and here recounts her experiences and some of the stories he told.
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Leila Moss Knox
Linda L. Knox
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Studies in the Art Anatomy of Animals (1896)
Topographical anatomy of common animals intended for the use of artists. Read for free online at HathiTrust.
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The Ten Commandments in the Animal World (1925)
The author finds that animals respect the natural law.
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Trail and Campfire Stories (1940)
Trail and campfire stories of Ernest Thompson Seton, set down by his wife.
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Julia M. Thompson Seton
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Trail of an Artist-Naturalist (1940)
Autobiography of the Canadian artist-naturalist and founder of the Boy Scouts of America.
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The Trail of the Sandhill Stag (1899)
A further adventure of Yan, this time in pursuit of deer. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
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A Treasury of Cat Stories (1944)
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Charles Dudley Warner
P. G. Wodehouse
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Peggy Bacon
Two Little Savages: Being the Adventures of Two Boys Who Lived as Indians and What They Learned (1903)
This story of two boys who ‘took to the woods’ and lived as Indians for a summer was written by one of the founders of the Boy Scouts and much of it found its way into the Boy Scout Handbook. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
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Wide Wonderful World (1958)
An anthology of stories and poems about the world we live in for younger children.
The Wild Animal Play (1900)
A play based on the stories of Ernest Thompson Seton, with music. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
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Daniel Gregory Mason
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Wild Animal Ways (1916)
Seven animal biographies. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
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Wild Animals at Home (1913)
More descriptions of wild animals in their native habitat, chiefly Yellowstone National Park. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
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Wild Animals I Have Known (1898)
Eight animal histories taken from life. The author’s purpose was to attempt to persuade the reader that wild things are worth preserving. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
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A Woman Tenderfoot (1900)
A young woman goes camping in the mountain West. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
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Grace Gallatin Seton Thompson
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The Woodcraft Manual for Boys of the Woodcraft League (1917)
A scouting manual from a precursor of the Boy Scouts of America. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
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The Woodcraft Manual For Girls of the Woodcraft League (1916)
An early scouting handbook for girls. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
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