title: James William Whilt
text: # 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)
  