James William Whilt (January 8, 1878 - March 10, 1967) was an American 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. . He is known for the anthology of poems, " the Rhymes of the Rockies"
Poems Ain't it the Truth? The Cabin of Mystery
Publications Rhymes of the Rockies (1922) Our Animal Friends of the Wild (1927) Giggles from Glacier Guides (1935) Mountain Echoes (1951)
See also Thomas Hornsby Ferril also known as "The Poet of the Rockies" Cy Warman (1855–1914) also known as "The Poet of the Rockies" Joaquin Miller (1837–1913) "The Poet of the Sierras" National Cowboy Poetry Gathering
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