The Men of the Last Frontier. Grey Evil Owl

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      Michael Gnarowski — Series Editor

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      VOYAGEUR CLASSICS

      BOOKS THAT EXPLORE CANADA

      THE MEN

      OF THE LAST

      FRONTIER

      GREY OWL

      INTRODUCTION BY JAMES POLK

      Copyright © Dundurn Press, 2011

      Introduction copyright © James Polk, 2011

      Originally published by Country Life Limited in 1931.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise (except for brief passages for purposes of review) without the prior permission of Dundurn Press. Permission to photocopy should be requested from Access Copyright.

      Project Editor: Michael Carroll

      Copy Editor: Matt Baker

      Design: Jesse Hooper

      Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

      Grey Owl, 1888-1938

      The men of the last frontier / by Grey Owl ; introduction

      by James Polk.

      Also available in electronic format.

      ISBN 978-1-55488-804-7

      1. Canada, Northern--Description and travel. 2. Canada,

      Western--Description and travel. 3. Natural history--Canada.

      4. Frontier and pioneer life--Canada. 5. Indians of North America--

      Canada. I. Title.

      QL791.G7 2010 917.19 C2010-902301-3

      We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ontario Arts Council for our publishing program. We also acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund and Livres Canada Books, and the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Book Publishers Tax Credit program, and the Ontario Media Development Corporation.

      Care has been taken to trace the ownership of copyright material used in this book. The author and the publisher welcome any information enabling them to rectify any references or credits in subsequent editions.

      J. Kirk Howard, President

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