It is the purpose of this site to introduce and make available
a literary treasure of story books left by Sam Campbell, the once well
known and loved American naturalist, who has influenced deeply the hearts
of thousands who attended his lectures or read his books.
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of Sam Campbell's silent lecture films?
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Nicknamed
the philosopher of the forest,
Sam Campbell was a writer, photographer, radio personality, promoter, lecturer
and especially a devoted student of living nature. His summer home,
which he titled the Sanctuary of Wegimind, was a game preserve
in the forests of northern Wisconsin, near the town of Three Lakes.
There he studied, mainly in the summertime, the ways of wild animals, "their
habits, their work, their play, and the examples they set for human beings
in right living."1
The rest of his time was usually spent traveling
throughout North America and abroad to share a kind-hearted version of
environmentalism. Sam was, in fact, one of the great pioneers of
the modern environmental movement. His amazing popularity, born of
a natural joy and friendliness, eventually led to a sponsorship with the
Chicago
& Northwestern Railroad. Under this sponsorship he traveled
as an official promoter of the North Woods and of travel in general, giving
lectures to share his work in nature, his humorous anecdotes, his travel
experiences, his vision for conservation, as well as tactful words here
and there to promote faith in God. These lectures were always accompanied
by silent color film footage taken by Sam, which, combined with his delightful
narration, made his presentations extremely popular events in a day of
fewer diversionary options. Millions of people became aquainted with
Sam through the multiple thousands of lectures delivered in schools, churches,
and many other organizations for 32 years, as well as through his "Sam
Campbell Nature Tours," his famous story books, several early books of
philosophical musings, or a one-time radio series. At one time Sam
was considered by some to be the most sought after lecturer in America,
and he had undoubtedly reached record audiences for his era. Sam's
lasting influence, however, has been extended well beyond the popularity
of his lifetime--and has passed on a legacy spanning generation gaps--mainly
through his outstanding story book series to which this site is dedicated.
Toward the early middle of this time period, and
while the world was fast becoming embroiled in the turmoil creating World
War II, Sam Campbell decided to write a light-hearted yet philosophic story
book about a much loved Porcupine friend named Inky.
This entertaining
story, based on his true-life work with animals and people, created a public
demand for more of the same. Throughout the course of the rest
of Sam's lifetime he turned out one of these story books about every year
or two, and the result of this work has left a series of twelve truly inspiring
and entertaining books about the humorous antics, friendship and wisdom
of forest life.
Not mere story books, the fun true-life adventures
sprinkled with profound wisdom, have appealed to children, college students
and mature adults alike. Their appeal has now spanned several generations,
providing deep encouragement and insights for our hectic and stress-filled
lives, to those who have stumbled upon this valuable series. It is
called the Forest Life series (republished as the 'Living Forest
Series'). Originally published by the Bobbs-Merrill company,
and later reprinted by Pacific Press Publishing Association, the series
had very recently been completely out of print so that books became difficult
to obtain. That fact led to the creation of this web site, and we
are delighted to tell you this is no longer the case! Two companies now
have offerings. A couple of titles were recently republished by Teach
Services Publishers. However, the entire set now has again been
put into print--hard cover and paperback--by AB
Publishing Company
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NOTE: The copyright
holders--Simon & Schuster--for the following Sam Campbell books,
informed me that the copyrights do not include electronic publishing.
NO COPYRIGHT LAWS ARE BEING VIOLATED IN PUBLISHING TO THIS SITE.
The following is the complete list of Sam Campbell
Forest
Life books:
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