James William Whilt
# James William Whilt

James William Whilt (January 8, 1878 - March 10, 1967) was a cowboy poet known as "The Poet of the Rockies".

## Biography

He was born on January 8, 1878, in Benton County, Minnesota. He moved to Fort Benton, Montana in 1900 and became a cowboy. He spent 30 years in Glacier National Park as a guide, caretaker, and trapper.

He died on March 10, 1967, in Kalispell, Montana.

## Poems

* Ain't it the Truth?

## Publications

* Rhymes of the Rockies (1922)
* Our Animal Friends of the Wild (1927)
* Giggles from Glacier Guides (1935)
* Mountain Echoes (1951)
