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1924
Little Burnt-All-Over. American Girl Mag., April, pp. 5, 6, 7, 26, and 27. About 4000 words. 2 illus. by author. The story of the Indian Cinderella.
Wild Ways of Tame Beasts. Cosmopolitan Mag. Observations on the evidence of wild ancestry shown in domestic animals and in man (forthcoming).
Is Our Fur Supply in Danger? The prediction that Fur-bearing Animals will be exterminated in twenty years a fallacy. Fur Farming will save them. The World’s Work, Mar., 1924, pp. 491–502. Colored illus. by Frank E. Schoonover.
Nature and Human Nature. A story of the Woodcraft idea. Nature Magazine, May, 1924, Washington, D. C., pp. 279, 280, and 318. About 1000 words, 2 photos.
Game Animals and the Lives They Live. An account of those land animals in America, north of the Mexican border, which are considered “Game” either because they have held the attention of sportsmen, or received the protection of law. Doubleday, Page & Co. In 4 volumes with 50 maps and over 1000 illustrations by the author. About 3000 pages. Vol. I — Cats, Wolves and Foxes. Vol. II — Bears, Raccoons, Badgers and Weasels. Vol. III — Deer, Antelope, Buffalo, Sheep and Peccary. Vol. IV — Squirrels, Rabbits, Armadillo and Opossum. To be issued during 1924 and 1925.
This publication is undoubtedly Seton’s magnum opus. It is the work of over 26 years. It is probably the first serious attempt ever made to show the home life of the wild animals, to tell their side of the long, bitter struggle with man.
Each of the 100 Lives, or chapters, begins with a scientific description, a map of the creature’s range, illustrations of the anatomy, a discussion of its numbers, powers, etc., — all prepared in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution, the Biological Survey, the American Museum and the best living naturalists.
Following this is a most extended and sympathetic account of the animal’s home life, with a vast array of surprising facts, — every known fact, indeed, that bears on the life history of the species.
While only 1000 illustrations are promised, those for volume I (now in press), are over 350.
Such sumptuous volumes could not be brought out on an ordinary commercial basis; therefore, the work will be issued in an edition de luxe, strictly limited to 177 copies, which are sold at $100 the set, or $25 per volume.
