Sam Campbell (writer)


Samuel Arthur Campbell was an American nature writer, known as the "Philosopher of the Forest". He wrote for children and adults, and lectured widely.

Life

Campbell was born August 1, 1895 in Watseka, Illinois, the youngest of two children of Arthur J. and Katherine "Kittie" Campbell. He married Virginia Adams on. 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.

Writing and lectures

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.

Works

For children