My Discovery of America, Mowat, Farley. Published by McClelland and Stewart Limited, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1985. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by author to half-title. 8vo up to 9½” tall., 125pp. Grey boards with white spine titles. In fine condition; dustjacket has light shelf edge wear and a small closed tear to rear upper panel.
In 1985, when Mowat tried to enter the United States for a book promotion tour, he was barred by the McCarran Act, a 1952 law enacted during the McCarthy era. This book, told with outraged but good humour, describes Mowat’s fight against the ban.
Farley McGill Mowat, OC (1921-2014), was a Canadian writer and environmentalist. His works were translated into 52 languages, and he sold more than 17 million books.
