From the Land of Shadows: The Making of Grey Owl, Smith, Donald B. Published by Western Producer Prairie Books, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1990. First Edition. 8vo up to 9½” tall. 320 pages with maps and photographs. Blue boards with silver spine titles. Volume is in mint condition; dustjacket has the lightest of shelf wear and otherwise fine.
Archibald Stansfeld Belaney, alias Grey Owl (Wa-Sha-Quon-Asin), was a well-known conservationist and writer in the 1930s. Although born in England, he portrayed himself as the son of a Scottish man and Apache woman. His articles and books stressed wilderness conservation and became bestsellers in Canada and Britain. Shortly after Grey Owl died in 1938, a newspaper article exposed his real identity as Archibald Belaney. A fascinating biography of a fascinating and controversial figure.
