Pilgrims of the Wild, Wa-Sha-Quon-Asin – (Grey Owl). Lovat Dickson & Thompson Limited, London, 1935. Seventh Printing. First Cheap Edition. 6″ By 8 3/4″ 282 Pages. 28 black and white photographs and drawings. Black boards, gilt spine titles, top edge blue. Unclipped dust-jacket has chips and closed tears. Boards have light scratches; light toning to pages and occasional fox mark; no tears, folds or other marks. “… the true story of the Pilgrimage of two lovers: Grey Owl (Wa-Sha-Quon-Asin) son of a Scot and an Apache, trapper, guide, sniper in the Canadian Army, now officially appointed Protector of Wild Life and world famous; and of Anahareo, daughter of a line of Iroquois chiefs”.
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.
