Western Animal Heroes (Softcover) (Paperback)

~ Stephen Zimmer (Editor) "Naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton was a leader of the wildlife conservation movement that developed in the United States in the early decades of the 20th..." (more)
Key Phrases: yellow wolf, big wolf, sheep herder, Antelope Springs, Badlands Billy, Sentinel Butte (more...)

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Product Description

Naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton created a new literary form when he began writing stories about his adventures with wild animals in the 1890s. His first stories were compiled in the book, "Wild Animals I Have Known," that became popular throughout the United States and Canada. The stories are spellbinding chronicles of wild animal courage, intelligence, and endurance as they valiantly attempt to escape the traps, poisons, guns, and lariats of their human pursuers. Seton was renowned for his scientific studies of American wildlife. His stories about wild animals, however, were a mix of fact and fiction that heightened the drama of each animal’s life or death struggle. During the 1890s Seton traveled to the American West and from his experiences wrote the thrilling tales contained in this collection. The exploits of Lobo (wolf), The Pacing Mustang, Tito (coyote), Monarch (grizzly), Coaly-Bay (horse), Johnny Bear, and Badlands Billy (wolf) are presented in their entirety along with many of Seton’s drawings.

About the Author

Stephen Zimmer was Director of the Seton Memorial Library at Philmont Scout Ranch at Cimarron, New Mexico for twenty years. For this collection he contributed a biographical introduction of Ernest Thompson Seton and the historical background for each story.

Product Details

• Paperback: 308 pages
• Publisher: Sunstone Press (June 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 086534356X
• ISBN-13: 978-0865343566
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,419,333 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars WESTERN ANIMAL HEROS, January 10, 2007

By	Mrs. Evelyn J. Horn (Colorado) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Many of Stetson's stories are sad endings: telling about natural as it really is. But in this volumn, although the animals die, they are heroic. This is a new aspect of Ssteton. An excellent book!

5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing, September 24, 2007

By	Mrs. Peggy Bright "Makin the pieces fit" (Santa Susana, Ca) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Western Animal Heroes (Hardcover) (Hardcover)

What a great book
Refreshing reading and a lot of fun
Discovered others from the same author
Its a must have