Grey Owl's children's story, first published in 1935. This delightful novel comes complete with Grey Owl's original drawings, chapter head-pieces and a glossary of Ojibway Indian words.

THE JI EJf. OF THE -, . . - V, - - by T OWL NEW TORK CHARLES SCRIBNERS SONS PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN Grey OK. DEDICATED JS A TRIBUTE TO MY JUNT whom I must thank for such education that enables me to interpret into words the spirit of the forest, beautiful for all its underlying wildness PUBLISHERS NOTE THE PUBLISHER FEELS THAT A SHORT FOREWORD IS necessary in offering this book to the public. It should be explained that the author is a half breed Indian, whose name has recently become known throughout the English-speaking world. His father was a Scot, his mother an Apache Indian of New Mexico, and he was born somewhere near the Rio Grande forty odd years ago. Grey Owl is the translation of his Red Indian name, given to him when he became a blood brother of the Ojibways, and his proper legal style. He trekked, in his early twenties, into Canada and followed the life of a bush Indian, trapping, fire-ranging and guiding. During the Great War, he enlisted in the I3th Montreal Battalion, became a sniper and saw service in France. On his return he took up his old life as a trapper, but presently found his chief interest in the preservation of the beaver, which was on the verge of extinction, and his efforts in that direction have been recognized by the Canadian Govern ment. He tried his hand at writing an article on Canadian Wild Life, and his letters to his publisher, from time to time, were so original, so full of the local colour of his surround ings, that, in 1 929, the suggestion was made that he should write this book. Difficulties have been many, both for author and publisher. The book was written in many camps, often the author was a hundred miles from the nearest post office andfrequently weather conditions made any journey impossible. His MS., by no means always easy to follow, was further complicated by the fact that it had been typewritten by a French-Canadian who knew little English. Among the pile of letters and MS. which, in the course of time, accumulated at the publishers, were several rough but extraordinarily vivid sketches drawn by the author in vii PUBLISHERS NOTE pencil on pages torn from an exercise book one of these is reproduced here and others appear as the end papers of this book. At Grey Owls own request, and because the publisher felt very strongly that much of the value of his work lies in its individuality, the editing of his MS, has been reduced to a minimum and alterations have only been made to clear possible ambiguities or where a phrase would have read too strangely. This will explain to any reader who may find the authors language anywhere unnatural that the fault does not lie with Grey Owl. U, Hir r PROLOGUE CONTENTS PAGE CHAPTER I. THE VANGUARD ------ II. THE LAND OF SHADOWS 29 HI. THE TRAIL -----. 49 IV. THE STILL-HUNT ------83 V. ON BEING LOST - - - - - - 107 VL THE FALL OF THE LEAF - - - 129 VIL THE TALE OF THE BEATER PEOPLE - - 141 VIII. THE ALTAR OF MAMMON - - - 165 IX. THE HOUSE OF McGiNNis - - - 189 X. THE TRAIL OF Two SUNSETS - 205 EPILOGUE 251

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.

Grey Owl Is Also Known As Wa-Sha-Quon-Asin.

The three most famous and influential works from the controversial legend and early conservationist. Grey Owl was born Archibald Stansfeld Belaney, the son of an aristocrat in Hastings, Sussex, in 1888. Raised by his two aunts, he led a lonely childhood in England until 1906, when, at the tender age of seventeen, he emigrated to North America to live among the Native people. He returned to England a few years later to serve in the First World War, was wounded, and returned to live with the Ojibway in northern Canada. In mid-life Archibald Belaney adopted the Ojibway name Wa-sha-quonasin, or Grey Owl. He married three times and fathered three children. He also lived for many years with an Ojibway woman named Anahareo, and moved to northern Quebec, where he began his writing career in earnest. All of Grey Owl’s stories are based on true-life experiences. As a canoeman, packer guide, fur trapper, naturalist and storyteller, Grey Owl’s nature writings have delighted readers worldwide since they first began to appear in 1929, the same year that Grey Owl began to lecture as a conservationist. During the course of his career as a writer, Grey Owl’s deep love and respect for nature came through in his body of work. Through his true tales of life lived in the wilderness, he helped to promote conservation awareness. Grey Owl contains three of his best-loved works: The Men of the Last Frontier was Grey Owl’s first book, published in 1931. In this collection of stories, Grey Owl, one of the early voices to sound an alarm for increased conservation, tells about his life on the trail, his indigenous friends and their animal companions; Pilgrims of the Wild was published in 1934. Primarily an animal story, it also tells of Grey Owl and Anahareo’s struggle to emerge from the chaos that followed the failure of the fur trade and the breakdown of the old proprietary system of hunting grounds. This is a humble and moving collection that paints a beautiful picture of a quickly changing land; Sajo and the Beaver People was published in 1935. The “beaver people” are two beaver kittens rescued and adopted by an indigenous hunter. The kittens soon become the beloved pets of the entire village. Their adventures and eventual reunion with their parents make this one of the most touching and irresistible stories in Grey Owl’s body of work. The man that was Grey Owl will be fondly remembered as both a mystery and a legend. His love of nature and the wilderness, and his stories of life as a guide have become part of the canon of nature writing.

This is a new release of the original 1936 edition.

This is a new release of the original 1936 edition.

Grey Owl Is Also Known As Wa-Sha-Quon-Asin.

Grey Owl's children's story, first published in 1935. This delightful novel comes complete with Grey Owl's original drawings, chapter head-pieces and a glossary of Ojibway Indian words.

Grey Owl Is Also Known As Wa-Sha-Quon-Asin.

Grey Owl Is Also Known As Wa-Sha-Quon-Asin.

THE JI EJf. OF THE -, . . - V, - - by T OWL NEW TORK CHARLES SCRIBNERS SONS PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN Grey OK. DEDICATED JS A TRIBUTE TO MY JUNT whom I must thank for such education that enables me to interpret into words the spirit of the forest, beautiful for all its underlying wildness PUBLISHERS NOTE THE PUBLISHER FEELS THAT A SHORT FOREWORD IS necessary in offering this book to the public. It should be explained that the author is a half breed Indian, whose name has recently become known throughout the English-speaking world. His father was a Scot, his mother an Apache Indian of New Mexico, and he was born somewhere near the Rio Grande forty odd years ago. Grey Owl is the translation of his Red Indian name, given to him when he became a blood brother of the Ojibways, and his proper legal style. He trekked, in his early twenties, into Canada and followed the life of a bush Indian, trapping, fire-ranging and guiding. During the Great War, he enlisted in the I3th Montreal Battalion, became a sniper and saw service in France. On his return he took up his old life as a trapper, but presently found his chief interest in the preservation of the beaver, which was on the verge of extinction, and his efforts in that direction have been recognized by the Canadian Govern ment. He tried his hand at writing an article on Canadian Wild Life, and his letters to his publisher, from time to time, were so original, so full of the local colour of his surround ings, that, in 1 929, the suggestion was made that he should write this book. Difficulties have been many, both for author and publisher. The book was written in many camps, often the author was a hundred miles from the nearest post office andfrequently weather conditions made any journey impossible. His MS., by no means always easy to follow, was further complicated by the fact that it had been typewritten by a French-Canadian who knew little English. Among the pile of letters and MS. which, in the course of time, accumulated at the publishers, were several rough but extraordinarily vivid sketches drawn by the author in vii PUBLISHERS NOTE pencil on pages torn from an exercise book one of these is reproduced here and others appear as the end papers of this book. At Grey Owls own request, and because the publisher felt very strongly that much of the value of his work lies in its individuality, the editing of his MS, has been reduced to a minimum and alterations have only been made to clear possible ambiguities or where a phrase would have read too strangely. This will explain to any reader who may find the authors language anywhere unnatural that the fault does not lie with Grey Owl. U, Hir r PROLOGUE CONTENTS PAGE CHAPTER I. THE VANGUARD ------ II. THE LAND OF SHADOWS 29 HI. THE TRAIL -----. 49 IV. THE STILL-HUNT ------83 V. ON BEING LOST - - - - - - 107 VL THE FALL OF THE LEAF - - - 129 VIL THE TALE OF THE BEATER PEOPLE - - 141 VIII. THE ALTAR OF MAMMON - - - 165 IX. THE HOUSE OF McGiNNis - - - 189 X. THE TRAIL OF Two SUNSETS - 205 EPILOGUE 251