Ernest Thompson Seton's book, "Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac." Published in 1919, it tells the story of a tiny Grizzly cub who grew to be the Monarch of the Plains -- and the Prisoner of humanity's arrogance. "Kind memory calls the picture up before me now, clear, living clear: I see them as they sat, the one small and slight, the other tall and brawny, leader and led, rough men of the hills. They told me this tale--in broken bits they gave it, a sentence at a time. ... They told of the ri ...
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"The life of a wild animal always has a tragic end," as Ernest Thompson Seton said. This is the story of Metitsi Wahb, born a playful cub, orphaned young by the murder of his mother, his brothers and sister, raising himself surrounded by enemies, and growing to the fiercest creature anywhere in his vast range -- though showing himself a gentleman in the Yellowstone National Park. And finally, he is laid low by a smaller, more cunning enemy, and defeated in the end by age and injury. "The lif ...
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Part 3 -- The WaningChapters 1 through 4. Wahb reaches full maturity, with a vast range, gained by brute strength. Wahb is a gentleman at Yellowstone Park. Wahb is misled. And the story ends as stories end. Not with a bang.
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Part 2 -- The Days of His StrengthChapters 4 and 5. Wahb meets some human "Grizzlies." And he starts learning a few things about being an old grizzly.
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Part 2 -- The Days of His StrengthChapters 1, 2 and 3. Wahb is now a fully grown Grizzly, strong and bad-tempered. Some men try to hunt him. Some men try to trap him. Some men try to invade his territory. All fail, and all regret it. And a couple of them die.
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Part 1 -- The Cubhood of WahbSections 4 and 5 -- Wahb starts getting his growth, getting bigger than some old enemies, and getting smart about some new dangers. But it's still dangerous out there in the wild. End of Part 1.
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Part 1 -- The Cubhood of WahbSection 2 -- Colonel Pickett kills Wahb's mother and three siblings, and names his new post office.Section 3 -- Wahb runs in fear, wounded and surrounded by fierce enemies.
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Part 1 -- The Cubhood of WahbSection 1 -- Wahb's birth and his life with his family
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Part 16 -- "Landlocked." The story ends as stories end. Not with a bang.
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Part 15 -- "The Foaming Flood." Kellyan and Bonamy set more traps -- but this time with something extra.Theme: Pachelbel's "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.
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Part 14 -- "The Cataract." Many Grizzlies acquire a taste for beef and mutton, and make names for themselves. One becomes the Monarch of the Plain, worth a King's ransom.Theme: Pachelbel's "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.
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Part 13 -- "The Deepening Channel." Romance finds Gringo. Gringo finds revenge.Theme: Pachelbel's "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.
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Part 12 -- "Swirl and Pool and Growing Flood." Kellyan and Bonamy try traps, and find "Gringo's" biggest weakness.Theme: Pachelbel's "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.
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Part 11 -- "The Ford." A cowboy meets a full-grown grizzly on a trail, and lives to tell about it. Theme: Pachelbel's "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.
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Part 10 -- "The Eddy." Kellyan and Bonamy once again try hunting "The Gringo," and occasionally, "The Gringo" hunts them right back -- but neither quite kills the other.Theme: Pachelbel's "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.
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Part 9 -- "Fire and Water." Kellyan has another try at Jack, and almost gets them both killed in the process.Theme: Pachelbel's "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.
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Part 8 -- "Roaring in the Canon." Jack has become a Giant Sheep-herder. Pedro seeks the help of Jack's old friend, Lan Kellyan. Lan takes Jack's sheep, and tries to take Jack -- not knowing it's Jack.Theme: Pachelbel's "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.
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Part 7 -- "The Freshet." Jack comes back for more sheep. The sheep-herder, Pedro Tampico, gets a mistaken impression of Jack.Theme: Pachelbel's "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.
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Part 6 -- "The Broken Dam." Jack heads for the hills. He learns to like the taste of sheep. The sheep-herder doesn't approve. Jack is mostly untroubled by this.Theme: Pachelbel's "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.
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Part 5 -- "The River Held in the Foothills." Jack's captors torment and torture him, and he fights back. Jack shows his protective side. Then, Jack celebrates Independence Day.Theme: Pachelbel's "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.
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Part 4 -- "The Stream that Sank in the Sand." Jack and Jill have a little fun, and lose their home for it. Jack gains a new home.Theme: Pachelbel's "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.
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Part 3 -- "The Trout Pool." Jack teaches an old dog a new trick. The dog is not amused.Theme: Pachelbel's "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.
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Part 2 -- "The Springs and the Miner's Dam." The two youngsters become Jack and Jill. Jack becomes a pet. Jill becomes a problem. Jack comes tumbling down.Theme: Pachelbel's "Canon in D" performed by Owen Poteat.
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Ernest Thompson Seton's book, "Monarch, the Big Bear of Tallac." Published in 1919, it tells the story of a Grizzly who ended up in a cage in Golden Gate Park, and the people who knew him.Dedication, Forward, and Part 1 -- "The Two Springs." We meet two very young grizzlies, their Mother ... and a hunter.Theme: Pachelbel's "Canon in D" performed by…
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