Ernest Thompson
Seton
aka
Black Wolf
(1860-1946)
"Coyotes
Song"
by Ernest Thompson
Seton
I'm the voice of all
the Wildest West, the Patti of the Plains;
I'm a wild Wagnerian
opera of diabolic strains;
I'm a roaring, ranting
orchestra with lunatics becrammed;
I'm a vocalized tornado
- I'm the shrieking of the damned.
Canadian writer
and illustrator, born in South Shields, Durham, Scotland. Seton immigrated
to
Canada
with his family in 1866, and in his youth, he lived
in remote parts of western Canada
and the United
States. He studied art at the Royal Academy,
London, and in Paris. Writing and
drawing at
first under his original name of Ernest Seton
Thompson and later as Ernest Thompson
Seton, he
became noted for his illustrated books of
nature stories. These books include Wild
Animals I
Have Known (1898) and Biography of an Arctic
Fox (1937). In 1902 Seton founded
in the United
States the Woodcraft Indians, an organization of boys.Some
of its principles were
later adopted
by the, founded in 1908 in England. Seton was a leader of the
Boy Scout movement
in America
from its inception in 1910 until 1915, when he resigned and founded
the Woodcraft
League of
America, similar to his original Woodcraft Indians. In 1930 Seton moved
from Canada
to New Mexico,
where he spent the remainder of his life. Seton moved to America as a youth
in the
1880s. His
fascination with the wilderness led him to become a naturalist, an artist,
and an author,
and
through his works he influenced both youth and adults.
Seton established a youth organization
called the
Woodcraft Indians, and his background of outdoor
skills and interest in youth made him
a logical
choice for the position of first hief
Scout of the BSA in 1910. His many volumes of
Scoutcraft
became an integral part of Scouting, and his
intelligence and enthusiasm helped turn an
idea into
reality.
A truely
amazing person, read more about Seton
by going
to the link's below.
Link's
Chronology
of Events in the Life of
ERNEST
THOMPSON SETON
His
Life and Legacies
Ernest
Thompson Seton's
Writings
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"Seton,
Ernest Thompson," Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2000
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