GREY OWL The Men of the Last Frontier -Tour edition 1937
About the Book:  - A good copy and a RARER find. One of key aspects of the book is the passion of GREY OWL for the preservation of the beaver.  This book accompanied Grey Owl’s tour of England in 1937. He writes ‘any preconceived notions I had of England as an imperialistic despotic power, peopled by ruthless warriors, have faded and gone and are forgotten... I come to you in friendship and carry with me the, to us, sacred emblem of man’s brotherhood to man - the Peace Pipe’  ‘Grey Owl expressed his concerns about the future of the Canadian wilderness and wildlife, particularly the plight of the beaver in the face of extensive trapping and loss of habitat.’ 
The publisher’s note explains the challenges of editing this account by Grey Owl resulting in a heavily edited accounts in the form of 10 essays, which in parts has created a rather stilted effect. That being said real glimpses of the man behind the text and his passion for preservation, love of the beavers shines through.  When reading bear in mind it was written in 1937 and language reflects this.  “Grey Owl had a fraught relationship with the London publisher of The Men of the Last Frontier, Country Life, and eventually decided to take his future writing to the newly formed publishing house Lovat Dickson & Thompson Limited.[4]: 298–299 
 
Book Type: Hard back with green/grey cloth covers 
Genre:  Environment Culture, Lifestyle,
Edition: Tour Edition 1937.  
The First Edition was published in 1931. Second Impression April 1932, Cheap edition October 1934 Reprinted November 1935, Reprinted December 1935, Reprinted June 1936, Reprinted 1937.  
Published:  Country Life Ltd, London.
ISBN: Pre ISBN numbering.
Size: 22x 14cm
Pages: 253 pages 
Illustrations: Illustrated with 33 black and white images, with front and back-end papers illustrated.
 
Contents
Publisher’s Note
Preface to Tour edition 
1The Vanguard 
2 The Land of Shadows
3 The Trail
4 The Still-Hunt 
5 On Being Lost 
6 The Fall of the Leaf
7 The Tale of the Beaver People
8 The Alter of Mammon
9 The House of McGinnis
10 The Trail of two Sunsets
Epilogue
 
CONDITION:
Covers: Green/Grey Boards are overall strong with wear marks to front and back and scuffing and bumping wear to the outer edges. 
Binding: Tight with a slight lean
Spine: The title on spine is faded with splits to the sides and scuffing to edges. 
Some Foxing to front free end and rear and preliminary pages as well as extreme outer edges of pages.
Pages.  All pages complete. In good condition yellowing, bright and clean. There is a pressed and dried leaf between preface and blank page which has left impression on the pages. 
Back Story and Biography.
“Country Life initially wanted to buy The Men of the Last Frontier outright and offered Grey Owl $750 for all rights. Although he was inexperienced in the publishing business, Grey Owl was suspicious of a deal that gave him no royalties and turned to the Canadian Department of the Interior for advice. The free-lance writer Lloyd Roberts happened to hear of this and intervened on Grey Owl's behalf to negotiate a fairer contract for the book.
Grey Owl wanted the title of the book to be The Vanishing Frontier, but, to his chagrin, Country Life, changed the title to The Men of the Last Frontier without consulting him. He complained to the publisher:
That you changed the title shows that you, at least, missed the entire point of the book. You still believe that man as such is pre-eminent, governs the powers of Nature. So he does, to a large extent, in civilization, but not on the Frontier, until that Frontier has been removed. ... I speak of Nature, not men; they are incidental, used to illustrate a point only.[1]: 115 
Grey Owl was also adamant that the book be published without editorial changes, in particular, that all grammatical mistakes be left in place. The editors at Country Life ignored his wish, much to Grey Owl's irritation.” Courtesy of Wikipedia
 
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