Robert Franklin Leslie
Robert Franklin Leslie wrote ten books about his adventures in the wild. His most famous, The Bears and I, was made into a 1974 Disney movie. Patrick Wayne, John Wayne's son, played Leslie.
A Bear Followed Me on a Camping Trip—And We Developed a Real Friendship
The author had heard about wild animals
that bonded with humans. But this
seven-foot Goliath had claws that could shred a tree. He also had a remarkably understanding nature.