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Wild Animals I Have Known
by Ernest Thompson Seton
A BOOK THAT CHANGED AMERICA...Ernest Thompson Seton was an influential naturalist, and a sometime professional hunter and trapper. Much of this book speaks to the contradictions between these roles.In November 2008, both the PBS series, "Nature," and the BBC series, "Natural World," presented episodes called "The Wolf That Changed America," about Seton, focused in particular on the first story in this book: "Lobo, King of the Currumpaw." Their contention was that his experiences in the capture of Lobo made him the outspoken and controversial activist for wildlife preservation he became.From the Forward:"THESE STORIES are true. Although I have left the strict line of historical truth in many places, the animals in this book were all real characters. They lived the lives I have depicted, and showed the stamp of heroism and personality more strongly by far than it has been in the power of my pen to tell..."Such a collection of histories naturally suggests a common thought a mo
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Episode 16 - Thank You
If you enjoyed this book, here are others I've done you may like.
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Episode 15 (The End)
Redruff, The Story of the Don Valley Partridge, Parts 5 - 7 This is the end of the book. I hope you got as much out of the book as I did. I hope I did it justice. I believe I did. Thanks for listening.
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Episode 14
Redruff, the Story of the Don Valley Partridge 1 - 4
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Episode 13
Wully, the Story of a Yaller Dog Parts 2 & 3
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Episode 12
Wully, the Story of a Yaller Dog Part 1
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Episode 11
The Pacing Mustang, Parts 4 - 6
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Episode 10
The Pacing Mustang, Parts 1 - 3
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Episode 9
The Springfield Fox, Parts 3 and 4
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Episode 8
The Springfield Fox, Parts 1 and 2
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Episode 7
Bingo, The Story of My Dog, Parts 5 - 8
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Episode 6
Bingo, The Story of My Dog, Parts 1 - 4
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Episode 5
Raggylug, The Story of a Cottontail Rabbit, Parts 5 - 8
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Episode 4
Raggylug, The Story of a Cottontail Rabbit, Parts 1 - 4
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Episode 3
Silverspot, the Story of a Crow
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Episode 2
The last part of Lobo, King of the Carrumpaw
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Episode 1
The beginning of Lobo, King of the Carrumpaw
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A BOOK THAT CHANGED AMERICA...Ernest Thompson Seton was an influential naturalist, and a sometime professional hunter and trapper. Much of this book speaks to the contradictions between these roles.In November 2008, both the PBS series, "Nature," and the BBC series, "Natural World," presented episodes called "The Wolf That Changed America," about Seton, focused in particular on the first story in this book: "Lobo, King of the Currumpaw." Their contention was that his experiences in the capture of Lobo made him the outspoken and controversial activist for wildlife preservation he became.From the Forward:"THESE STORIES are true. Although I have left the strict line of historical truth in many places, the animals in this book were all real characters. They lived the lives I have depicted, and showed the stamp of heroism and personality more strongly by far than it has been in the power of my pen to tell..."Such a collection of histories naturally suggests a common thought a mo
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