Labels:book | bookmark | grass OCR: Thornton W Burgess (cont.) 1874- 1965 Thornton W Burgess first book When Thornton Burgess died of stories, Old Mother Wind in 1965 his many friends, fans was published in 1910 In his pae fellow naturalists wanted lifetime, Burgess wrote over 170 find special way to remem ber books of stories centering around him and his works The Thorn ifor Peter Cottontail and his forest Burgess Society was founded in friends. He wanted to share his 1976 T his home town love of nature with children Sandwich. The Society operates everywhere Mr Burgess said his the Green Briar Nature enter goal was to.. "maintain na nture's and the Thornton W. Burgess fine balance among all living Museum where visitors can look things... athis original books and drawings and walk along the same nature paths thathe found so ...