Bears I Have Met—and Others

"Bears I Have Met—and Others" by Allen Kelly is a set of stories about bears from the early 1900s. It tells of the author's real times hunting and being around bears, mostly the California Grizzly, on the Pacific Slope. The collection looks at what bears are like, how they act, and stories about them, along with tales of people who hunted them, giving both fun stories and ideas about how people and animals act together. The start of "Bears I Have Met—and Others" gets readers ready for true stories and thoughts about the bears the author met. The beginning shows love for these forest animals, going against common wrong ideas about how mean they are, while telling exciting meeting ups with them. The first part introduces readers to the well-known California Grizzly, sharing its scary name as a killer of men and the hard parts of how it acts. Kelly makes clear how meeting bears can be very different depending on the bear, showing a full view that human stories often miss about these great animals.