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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
Animal Heroes (1905)
A collection of eight animal biographies based on real individuals, including a cat, a dog, a pigeon, a lynx, two wolves and a reindeer. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Grace Gallatin Seton Thompson
Ernest Thompson Seton
The Animal Story Book (1901)
One of twenty volumes of the Young Folks’ Library, Thomas Bailey Aldrich editor-in-chief. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Aesop
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Jean de La Fontaine
Rudyard Kipling
Ernest Thompson Seton
Anna Sewell
Illustrator(s):
Various
Animal Tracks and Hunter Signs (1958)
Posthumously-published work on tracking by the noted woodcraft author.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Animals (1926)
Selected lives from Life-Histories of Northern Animals. This appeared in many editions under various titles.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
McGinn
The Arctic Prairies (1912)
The true story of Ernest Thompson Seton’s 2000-mile, six-month canoe journey across northern Canada in 1907 in search of caribou. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Art Anatomy of Animals (2006)
Topographical anatomy of common quadrupeds for artists. Read for free online at HathiTrust.
Author(s):
Ernest Seton Thompson
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Seton Thompson
Bannertail: The Story of a Gray Squirrel (1922)
Animal biography of a gray squirrel. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
The Best of Ernest Thompson Seton (1949)
Selections from Seton’s animal biographies.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Billy the Dog that Made Good (1930)
A collection of animal life stories.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
The Biography of a Grizzly (1900)
The biography of a grizzly bear. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Ernest Seton Thompson
Illustrator(s):
Grace Gallatin Seton Thompson
Ernest Seton Thompson
The Biography of a Silver Fox (1909)
The life story of a silver fox and the humans who met him. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Grace Gallatin Seton Thompson
Ernest Thompson Seton
The Biography of an Arctic Fox (1937)
The life story of an arctic fox.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
The Birchbark Roll of the Woodcraft Indians (1902)
Author(s):
Ernest Seton Thompson
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Seton Thompson
Bird Life: A Guide to the Study of Our Common Birds (1897)
This edition has the plates in black-and-white. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Frank M. Chapman
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Photographs
Ernest Seton Thompson
Bird Life: A Guide to the Study of Our Common Birds (1899)
An atlas of paintings of common birds for use in schools. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Frank M. Chapman
Illustrator(s):
Photographs
Ernest Seton Thompson
Bird Life: A Guide to the Study of Our Common Birds (1900)
This edition utilizes the colored illustrations that were made for the school atlas. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Frank M. Chapman
Illustrator(s):
Photographs
Ernest Seton Thompson
Bird Portraits (1901)
Pictures with some explanatory text. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Ralph Hoffmann
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Seton Thompson
The Birds of Manitoba (1891)
A listing and description of the birds of Manitoba. Read for free online at Internet Archive. Note that their book scan does not include the plates.
Author(s):
Ernest Seton Thompson
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
The Book of Woodcraft (1912)
A comprehensive guide to woodcraft by one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America. Read for free online at HathiTrust.
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore (1922)
This is the second edition of the author’s comprehensive collection of Indian lore and woodcraft, written by a founder of the Boy Scouts. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Ernest Seton Thompson
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Seton Thompson