Sam Campbell
Samuel Arthur Campbell (August 1, 1895 – April 13, 1962) was an American nature writer, sometimes known as the "Philosopher of the Forest". He wrote for children and adults, and lectured widely.
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Sam Campbell
- Name
- Sam Campbell
- Birth Name
- Samuel Arthur Campbell
- Born
- 1 August 1895
- Birthplace
- Watseka, Illinois
- Died
- 13 April 1962
- Place of death
- Barrington, Illinois
- Occupation
- writer, lecturer, photographer
- Nationality
- United States
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Samuel Arthur Campbell (August 1, 1895 – April 13, 1962) was an American nature writer, sometimes known as the "Philosopher of the Forest". He wrote for children and adults, and lectured widely.
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• Name — Sam Campbell • Birth Name — Samuel Arthur Campbell • Born — 1 August 1895 • Birthplace — Watseka, Illinois • Died — 13 April 1962 • Place of death — Barrington, Illinois • Occupation — writer, lecturer, photographer • Genre — Children's literature Nature writing Samuel Arthur Campbell (August 1, 1895 – April 13, 1962) was an American nature writer, sometimes known as the "Philosopher of the Forest". He wrote for children and adults, and lectured widely.
Life
Life
Campbell was born on August 1, 1895, in Watseka, Illinois, the youngest of two children of Arthur J. and Katherine "Kittie" (née Lyman) Campbell. He married Virginia ("Giny") Adams on June 10, 1941. Among his friends was environmentalist Sigurd F. Olson. Campbell contributed an article to the inaugural issue of Olson's magazine North Country in spring 1951. Campbell died April 13, 1962, in Barrington, Illinois. A trail near his home in Three Lakes, located in the Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest, is named after him.
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• Illustrated by Bob Kuhn. Translated into French, as Bob et mes bêtes, 1956. * * * * * • Translated into French, as Le Lac aux sept secrets, 1953. * * * * *
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* * * * • Illustrated by Harry Moeller.
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Campbell was a writer, lecturer, photographer, and filmmaker. From 1934 to 1958, he lectured on behalf of the Chicago and North Western Railway, which sought to promote its lines as a means for vacationers to visit attractions in northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He studied wild animals from his home in Three Lakes, Wisconsin, which he called the "sanctuary of Wegimind"—reportedly after an Ojibwe word for "mother"—and during his various travels. He had visited the Three Lakes area from boyhood.
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- 1.Jones, Jean Ruth. On Wings of Cheer (review). Elementary English. 26. 5. 294–295. 1949. 0013-5968.
- 2.Burke, William Jeremiah. American Authors and Books, 1640 to the Present Day. Crown Publishers. 98. 1972. 0-517-50139-2.
- 3.Backes, David. Wilderness Within: The Life of Sigurd F. Olson. University of Minnesota Press. 235. 1997. 978-0-8166-8759-6.
- 4.United States Forest Service. Sam Campbell Memorial Trail.
- 5.Oneida County, Wisconsin. Sam Campbell Memorial Trail.
- 6.McNutt, James. Bob Kuhn: Drawing on Instinct. University of Oklahoma Press. 99. 2012. 9780806188034.
- 7.Sam Campbell. Captain W.E. Johns en français.
- 8.Books for Christmas. The Rotarian. 65. 6. 31. 1944.
- 9.Hodapp, Kathryn E. Review and Criticism: Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo, and Still Mo. The Elementary English Review. 22. 8. 346. 1945. 41383404.
- 10.Green, Ivah. Review and Criticism: A Tippy Canoe and Canada Too. The Elementary English Review. 23. 8. 374. 1946. 41382965.
- 11.Jones, Jean Ruth. Review and Criticism: On Wings of Cheer. Elementary English. 26. 5. 294–295. 1949. 41383645.
- 12.Milne, Lorus J. Review: Moose Country. A Boy Naturalist in an Ancient Forest. The Quarterly Review of Biology. 26. 1. 47. 1951. 2811310.
- 13.Skinner, Don C. In a Valley Surrounded by Hills: Stories of Growing Up in a Pennsylvania Town. Franklin Street Books. 75. 2003. 9781592990306.
- 14.Balli, Sandra J. Making a Difference in the Classroom: Strategies that Connect with Students. Rowman & Littlefield. 66–68. 2009. 9781607090342.
- 15.Sam Campbell's Forest Life Series. Advent Review and Sabbath Herald. 149. 2. 22. 1972.
- 16.Kambly, Paul E. The Elementary School Science Library for 1962. School Science and Mathematics. 63. 5. 387–404. 1963. 10.1111/j.1949-8594.1963.tb16961.x.
- 17.Krueger, Lillian. Review: Nature's Messages: A Book of Wilderness Wisdom. The Wisconsin Magazine of History. 36. 3. 213–214. 1953. 4632579.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 4
- Bournoville, Justin J. Sam's Trees: A Guide to the Sam Campbell Memorial Trail. Three Lakes Historical Society and Museum. 2016.
- Henson, Shandelle Marie. Sam Campbell: Philosopher of the Forest. TEACH Services. 2002. 9781572582217.
- Yahr, Steve. Sam Campbell: "Philosopher of the Forest". Chicago & North Western Historical Society. 2008-02-17.
- Yahr, Steven. Letters from the Sanctuary: The Sam Campbell Story. A B Publishing. 2019. 9781597655422.
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