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Ловци в северните гори
A historical book by Seton, it narrates the heroic tale of American Boy Scouts and how they won various sea fights and battles. The author has wonderfully captured the beauty of wild life and nature. With its theme of bravery and heroism, the book sets a great example for all readers especially young boys. Inspirational
270 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1911
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Ernest Thompson Seton
613 books111 followersErnest Thompson Seton was a Scots-Canadian (and naturalized U.S. citizen) who became 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 heavily influenced Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting. His notable books related to Scouting include The Birch Bark Roll and The Boy Scout Handbook. He is responsible for the strong influence of American Indian culture in the BSA.
He was born Ernest Evan Thompson in South Shields, County Durham (now part of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear), England of Scottish parents and his family emigrated to Canada in 1866. As a youth, he retreated to the woods to draw and study animals as a way of avoiding his abusive father. He won a scholarship in art to the Royal Academy in London, England.
He later rejected his father and changed his name to Ernest Thompson Seton. He believed that Seton had been an important name in his paternal line. He developed a fascination with wolves while working as a naturalist for Manitoba. He became successful as a writer, artist and naturalist, and moved to New York City to further his career. Seton later lived at Wyndygoul, an estate that he built in Cos Cob, a section of Greenwich, Connecticut. After experiencing vandalism by the local youth, Seton invited them to his estate for a weekend where he told stories of the American Indians and of nature.
He formed the Woodcraft Indians in 1902 and invited the local youth to join. The stories became a series of articles written for the Ladies Home Journal and were eventually collected in the The Birch Bark Roll of the Woodcraft Indians in 1906.
He was married twice. The first marriage was to Grace Gallatin in 1896. Their only daughter, Ann, was born in 1904 and died in 1990. Ann, who later changed her first name, became a best-selling author of historical and biographical novels as Anya Seton. According to her introduction to the novel Green Darkness, both of her parents were practicing Theosophists. Ernest and Grace divorced in 1935, and Ernest soon married Julia M. Buttree. Julia would write works by herself and with Ernest. They did not have any children, but did adopt an infant daughter, Beulah (Dee) Seton (later Dee Seton Barber), in 1938. Dee Seton Barber died in 2006.
He was born Ernest Evan Thompson in South Shields, County Durham (now part of South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear), England of Scottish parents and his family emigrated to Canada in 1866. As a youth, he retreated to the woods to draw and study animals as a way of avoiding his abusive father. He won a scholarship in art to the Royal Academy in London, England.
He later rejected his father and changed his name to Ernest Thompson Seton. He believed that Seton had been an important name in his paternal line. He developed a fascination with wolves while working as a naturalist for Manitoba. He became successful as a writer, artist and naturalist, and moved to New York City to further his career. Seton later lived at Wyndygoul, an estate that he built in Cos Cob, a section of Greenwich, Connecticut. After experiencing vandalism by the local youth, Seton invited them to his estate for a weekend where he told stories of the American Indians and of nature.
He formed the Woodcraft Indians in 1902 and invited the local youth to join. The stories became a series of articles written for the Ladies Home Journal and were eventually collected in the The Birch Bark Roll of the Woodcraft Indians in 1906.
He was married twice. The first marriage was to Grace Gallatin in 1896. Their only daughter, Ann, was born in 1904 and died in 1990. Ann, who later changed her first name, became a best-selling author of historical and biographical novels as Anya Seton. According to her introduction to the novel Green Darkness, both of her parents were practicing Theosophists. Ernest and Grace divorced in 1935, and Ernest soon married Julia M. Buttree. Julia would write works by herself and with Ernest. They did not have any children, but did adopt an infant daughter, Beulah (Dee) Seton (later Dee Seton Barber), in 1938. Dee Seton Barber died in 2006.
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December 10, 2025
Написана от изключителен познавач и любител на природата, тази книга е любовно признание към нея.
Няма начин да не обикнете Куонаб, Ролф и Скукъм, да не се зарадвате на приключенията им из необятните северни гори и да не се възхитите от красивите описания, излезли под перото на даровития естественик Ърнест Томпсън Сетън. Този човек, редом с Джералд Даръл ме научиха на толкова много като дете, но най вече да ценя заобикалящото ни, независимо колко просто и маловажно изглежда то на пръв поглед.
"Ловци в северните гори" може да се намери свободно за прочит в Читанка.
Препоръчвам и другата му преведена на български книга - "Уинипегският вълк", сборник с животоописанието на различни диви и домашни животни. Препрочитал съм я многократно през годините, без да се изгуби нищо от удоволствието, което получавам всеки път.
Няма начин да не обикнете Куонаб, Ролф и Скукъм, да не се зарадвате на приключенията им из необятните северни гори и да не се възхитите от красивите описания, излезли под перото на даровития естественик Ърнест Томпсън Сетън. Този човек, редом с Джералд Даръл ме научиха на толкова много като дете, но най вече да ценя заобикалящото ни, независимо колко просто и маловажно изглежда то на пръв поглед.
"Ловци в северните гори" може да се намери свободно за прочит в Читанка.
Препоръчвам и другата му преведена на български книга - "Уинипегският вълк", сборник с животоописанието на различни диви и домашни животни. Препрочитал съм я многократно през годините, без да се изгуби нищо от удоволствието, което получавам всеки път.
October 4, 2015
Funny, I just read the description of this book that GoodReads uses. It is nothing like that at all. I don't know what book they are talking about, but it sure isn't the story of Rolf and his dog Skookum-chuck.
An excellent and wonderfully told story with how-to instructions for a variety of outdoor skills, such as building a teepee to a bow-drill fire starter. I was surprised to see find this book on goodreads. I was even more surprised to find an edition published recently. The copy that I own is a family heirloom that has been passed on to my from my father, who received it from his father. If you love wild things, wild places, and immersing yourself in them, do yourself a favor and read this story.
An excellent and wonderfully told story with how-to instructions for a variety of outdoor skills, such as building a teepee to a bow-drill fire starter. I was surprised to see find this book on goodreads. I was even more surprised to find an edition published recently. The copy that I own is a family heirloom that has been passed on to my from my father, who received it from his father. If you love wild things, wild places, and immersing yourself in them, do yourself a favor and read this story.
September 1, 2025
Спасибі Ернсту -Чорному Вовку- Томпсону Сетону, Рольфові-Нібоваці, Квонебу і Скукуму - літо вдалося!))
October 4, 2014
Fun when I was a kid but sadly dated.
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September 21, 2025The fifteen-year-old Rolf leaves his abusive adoptive parents to live in a cabin in the woods in upstate New York with Quonab, the Native American man who lives close by. They spend a winter trapping and hunting, and then work as scouts during the War of 1812. This was wholesome and comforting. Really more a collection of anecdotes than a linear narrative, but that made it fun to pick up for short bites and put down again. As someone born and raised in upstate New York, and who usually spent some time every summer in the Adirondacks, reading this story of Rolf and Quonab romping around those parts was a delight.
The book was published in 1911 by a white man, so the portrayal of Quonab is naturally extremely problematic. However, in light of most other Native American characters who would have been written at the time, and certainly in light of how Native Americans would be portrayed in Westerns well into the second half of the twentieth century, this is a more sensitive and empathetic portrayal of a Native American individual than one might expect at the time. So, if we grade Ernest Thompson Seton on a bit of a curve, he probably performs well. But that doesn’t stop some aspects of Quonab’s characterization from being woefully cringe.
The book was published in 1911 by a white man, so the portrayal of Quonab is naturally extremely problematic. However, in light of most other Native American characters who would have been written at the time, and certainly in light of how Native Americans would be portrayed in Westerns well into the second half of the twentieth century, this is a more sensitive and empathetic portrayal of a Native American individual than one might expect at the time. So, if we grade Ernest Thompson Seton on a bit of a curve, he probably performs well. But that doesn’t stop some aspects of Quonab’s characterization from being woefully cringe.
April 24, 2021
I enjoyed this book many years ago as a kid, but didn't expect that it would have aged well. However, I was pleasantly surprised when I recently read it to my two daughters, ages 9 and 11, who thoroughly enjoyed it. The book was written as a good wholesome book for boys of the early 1900s to be inspired by American Indians and the healthy outdoor lifestyle, in contrast to the urbanization that was happening at that time. It was also written to show Indians as regular people, but also people who have learned impressive wilderness skills.
Before rereading the book, I was fearful that it might have been well-intentioned at the time but too boy-focused and probably too racist for a modern reader. It is indeed all about a boy, but my daughters didn't mind that. Regarding racism, there is one chapter that would be considered racist today (Quonab prefers to let his dog lick the dishes clean rather than washing them with water), but that's the only one. Otherwise, Indians are treated in an extremely positive light, with accurate statements about racism against Indians and about their terrible mistreatment in colonial New England. These topics don't weigh the book down, but instead add depth and things to think about.
As someone who's quite familiar with the Adirondacks, it was fun to read a very accurate portrayal of the region. I believe that most of the lakes, streams, and other locations described in the book are all real places. Also, the book describes the War of 1812 with remarkably good historical accuracy. Rolf, of course, is a fictional character, but some of the things that he supposedly did in the war actually did happen.
Before rereading the book, I was fearful that it might have been well-intentioned at the time but too boy-focused and probably too racist for a modern reader. It is indeed all about a boy, but my daughters didn't mind that. Regarding racism, there is one chapter that would be considered racist today (Quonab prefers to let his dog lick the dishes clean rather than washing them with water), but that's the only one. Otherwise, Indians are treated in an extremely positive light, with accurate statements about racism against Indians and about their terrible mistreatment in colonial New England. These topics don't weigh the book down, but instead add depth and things to think about.
As someone who's quite familiar with the Adirondacks, it was fun to read a very accurate portrayal of the region. I believe that most of the lakes, streams, and other locations described in the book are all real places. Also, the book describes the War of 1812 with remarkably good historical accuracy. Rolf, of course, is a fictional character, but some of the things that he supposedly did in the war actually did happen.
November 7, 2018
Една от най-добрите книги за природата, които съм чел. В началото е написана доста наивно, но все пак интересно. Нататък обаче стилът се вдига, интересът нараства, а природата и героите се усещат все по-близки. От години често се връщам към тази книга, когато имам нужда да си върна увереността или за да стъпя отново на пътя си. Книгата е точно за това - за намирането на пътя, на мястото на човека в света, за издигането над това, което животът ни предлага първоначално.
April 10, 2018
This was part of a collection of "animal stories" but it ended up being a story of a boy raised by an American Indian who becomes a trapper and then a scout during the War of 1812. It was really interesting and now I want to learn more about the War of 1812.
August 17, 2017
Prijateljstvo se jednog dana raspline posle svega. Tuzan kraj bar meni
February 21, 2025
უსაყვარლესი წიგნი ბავშვობაში..
"მოდი, კალუსკაპ, განდევნე ავი სულები - ნუ აწუხებენ ჩემს პაწაწას"..
"მოდი, კალუსკაპ, განდევნე ავი სულები - ნუ აწუხებენ ჩემს პაწაწას"..
March 14, 2025
The book "Rolf in the Woods" describes the adventure of a white boy - Rolf - and Native American - Quonab - whose family and ancestors were killed by European colonizers. The book provides readers not only information of how to survive in the woods and wild, but how friendship sometimes stronger than family and how the kindness and understanding of each other is important. The only part that I didn't like was the ending where Quonab eventually died on the cliff of his ancestors loosing his only friend, Rolf. Their friendship had faded, but the book doesn't leave a negative aftertaste; for me it was a circumstance that had no way to be prevented.
November 7, 2012
One of my favourite books, when i was young. I really enjoyed whole story, it was amazing and for me ( i was 10 years old) very strong story.
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January 6, 2013my fav book in childhood <3
August 20, 2019
Zaujímavé čítanie.
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April 23, 2019Read it in deep childhood. It had something to do with playing tam-tams and learning to hunt bears.
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