Grey Owl

Three Complete and Unabridged Canadian Classics

The Collected Works of Grey Owl

1. The passing of Grey Owl -- 2. Press Commentary -- 3. Grey Owl's own letters -- 4. Grey Owl's philosophy -- 5. Grey Owl's farewell to the children -- 6. Last days, a record in pictures.

A Tribute to Grey Owl

The Green Leaf

Lovat Dickson

The Green Leaf. A Tribute to Grey Owl. Edited and Arranged by L. Dickson. [With Plates, Including Portraits.].

In 1931 Grey Owl published his first book, The Men of the Last Frontier, a work that is part memoir, part history of the vanishing wilderness in Canada, and part compendium of animal and First Nations tales and lore. A passionate, compelling appeal for the protection and preservation of the natural environment pervades Grey Owls words and makes his literary debut still ring with great relevance in the 21st century. By the 1920s, Canadas outposts of adventure had been thrust farther and farther north to the remote margins of the country. Lumbermen, miners, and trappers invaded the primeval forests, seizing on natures wealth with soulless efficiency. Grey Owl himself fled before the assault as he witnessed his valleys polluted with sawmills, his hills dug up for hidden treasure, and wildlife, particularly his beloved beavers, exterminated for quick fortunes.

The Men of the Last Frontier

Pages from the Writings of Wa-sah-quon-asin

A Book of Grey Owl

First published in 1935, Pilgrims of the Wild is Grey Owl’s autobiographical account of his transition from successful trapper to preservationist. With his Iroquois wife, Anahereo, Grey Owl set out to protect the environment and the endangered beaver. Powerful in its simplicity, Pilgrims of the Wild tells the story of Grey Owl’s life of happy cohabitation with the wild creatures of nature and the healing powers of what he referred to as "the great Northland" of "Over the Hills and Far Away." A bestseller at the time, Pilgrims of the Wild helped establish Grey Owl’s international reputation as a conservationist. His legacy of warnings against the degradations of nature and the dangers of industry live on, despite the posthumous revelation that he wasn’t, in fact, the First Nations man he claimed to be.

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