Born in Hastings, England, in 1888, Archibald Stansfeld Belaney spent
a solitary childhood under the strict tutelage of two maiden aunts. As
a young man, he escaped to Canada, where he whole-heartedly embraced
life on the frontier in northern Ontario and Quebec, passing himself
off as the son of a Scotsman and a Jicarilla Apache woman. After
abandoning two wives, a girlfriend, and three children, he fell in
love with Anahareo, a beautiful Iroquois woman. During their
tempes-tuous life together, she transformed him from a trapper to a
protector of wildlife and he began writing books and magazine articles
and making films about his life with his two beavers. Eventually, as
Grey Owl, he became famous for his dramatic speaking tours,
culminating in two stunningly successful tours in Great Britain and an
audience with George VI and his family. Grey Owl is extensively
illustrated with archival photographs that span his life, and Jane
Billinghurst’s highly readable text is supplemented by engaging and
informative extracts from Grey Owl’s own writings. Together, text
and photographs provide an intimate look at this enigmatic impostor
who delivered an important message of conservation to the world.
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The Many Faces of Archie Belaney
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781926706610
Publisert
2014
Utgiver
Vendor
Greystone Books
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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