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Tom Brown Jr.

Born

in Toms River, New Jersey, The United States

January 29, 1950

Died

August 16, 2024

Website

http://www.trackerschool.com/

Genre

Outdoors & Nature, Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs

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Tom Brown Jr. was an American naturalist, tracker, survivalist, and author from New Jersey, where he ran the Tom Brown Jr. Tracker School.
In his books, Brown wrote that, from the age of seven, he and his childhood friend Rick were trained in tracking and wilderness survival by Rick's grandfather, "Stalking Wolf" (whom Brown stated was Lipan Apache). Brown wrote that Stalking Wolf died when Brown was 17, and that Rick was killed in an accident in Europe shortly thereafter.
Brown spent the next ten years working odd jobs to support his wilderness adventures. He then set out to find other people in New Jersey who were interested in his experiences. Initially Brown met with little success, but was eventually called on to help locate a crime susp ...more

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Average rating: 4.19 · 7,781 ratings · 448 reviews · 30 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Tracker: The True Story of Tom Brown Jr. by Tom Brown Jr., William Jon Watkins (As Told to) 4.20 avg rating — 1,940 ratings — published 1978 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tom Brown's Field Guide to Wilderness Survival by Tom Brown Jr., Heather Bolyn (Illustrator), Brandt Morgan (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 963 ratings — published 1983 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grandfather: A Native American's Lifelong Search for Truth and Harmony with Nature 4.31 avg rating — 695 ratings — published 1993 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tom Brown's Field Guide to Nature Observation and Tracking by Tom Brown Jr., Heather Bolyn (Illustrator), Brandt Morgan (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 582 ratings — published 1960 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Search: The Continuing Story of The Tracker 4.13 avg rating — 452 ratings — published 1980 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Way of the Scout: A Native American Path to Finding Spiritual Meaning in a Physical World 4.12 avg rating — 428 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Awakening Spirits: A Native American Path to Inner Peace, Healing, and Spiritual Growth 4.24 avg rating — 405 ratings — published 1994 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vision: The Dramatic True Story of One Man's Search for Enlightenment 4.25 avg rating — 380 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tom Brown's Field Guide to Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants by Tom Brown Jr., Heather Bolyn (Illustrator), Trip Becker (Illustrator) 4.14 avg rating — 374 ratings — published 1985 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tom Brown's Science and Art of Tracking: Nature's Path to Spiritual Discovery by Tom Brown Jr., Nancy Spence Klein (Illustrator), Debbie Brown (Photographer) 4.10 avg rating — 333 ratings — published 1999 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“This earth is a garden, this life a banquet, and it's time we realized that it was given to all life, animal and man, to enjoy.”
― Tom Brown Jr.

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“I don't see how anybody could have a passion for nature without having an equally developed tolerance for the cold.”
― Tom Brown Jr., The Tracker: The True Story of Tom Brown Jr.

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“Boredom is only for people who do not know themselves or the wonders of life.”
― Tom Brown Jr., The Vision: The Dramatic True Story of One Man's Search for Enlightenment

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