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The Chief

Ernest Thompson Seton and the Changing West

by Hugh Allen Anderson ยท 1986

ISBN: 0890962391 9780890962398

Category: Biography & Autobiography / General

Page count: 363

At a time when Indians were merely red devils in the minds of most American settlers, Ernest Thompson Seton--the Chief--assumed the role of their steadfast advocate. Seton's high regard for Indians and their spiritual, peaceful relationship with nature was manifested in his "Woodcraft" youth activities, which were the basis for Scouting.