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Sam Campbell (writer)

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Sam Campbell
BornSamuel Arthur Campbell
(1895-08-01)August 1, 1895
Watseka, Illinois
DiedApril 13, 1962(1962-04-13) (aged 66)
Barrington, Illinois
Occupationwriter, lecturer, photographer
NationalityUnited States American
GenreNature
SpouseVirginia M. Adams (1905-1984) Married June 10, 1941

Samuel Arthur Campbell (1895 - 1962) was born August 1, 1895 in Watseka, Iroquois County, Illinois. He was the youngest of two children born to Arthur J. and Katherine "Kittie" (née Lyman) Campbell.

Sam Campbell was many things including a writer, lecturer, photographer, and diligent student of nature. He studied wild animals from his home, which he called the Sanctuary of Wegimind, and during his various travels.

Campbell died April 13, 1962 in Barrington, Illinois.

Bibliography

  • How's Inky?, (1943)
  • Too Much Salt and Pepper, (1944)
  • Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo, and Still-Mo, (1945)
  • A Tippy Canoe and Canada Too, (1946)
  • On Wings of Cheer, (1948)
  • Moose Country, (1950)
  • The Seven Secrets of Somewhere Lake, (1952)
  • Loony Coon, (1954)
  • Fiddlesticks and Freckles, (1955)
  • Beloved Rascals, (1957)
  • Sweet Sue's Adventures, (1959)
  • Calamity Jane, (1962)
  • Sanctuary Letter's, (1933)
  • Conquest of Grief, (1933)
  • Natures Messages of Peace, (1937)
  • Nature's Messages: A Book of Wilderness Wisdom (1952)
  • Woodland Portraits, (1974)

References