No one recommended this hook to me. I was simply browsing in the library when I noticed it and felt that my education must have been neglected as I had heard a lot about the late Farley Mowat but had never read any of his books. This is his autobiography for the years between 1937 and 1949 i.e before he became a full-time writer. This includes his service in the Army in Italy during WWII and his largely frustrated efforts to bring memorabilia to the Canadian War Museum.
Adventurer, scientist, explorer and writer, his love of the Other, whether herds of caribou, birds of all kinds or Inuit natives, is infectious. His adventures in the far north involved hardships and risks that few would even consider but that he embraced with enthusiasm. Once a rabid trapper and hunter, he gradually became an equally enthusiastic conservationist and a devoted advocate for the endangered, including the Inuit people. His most famous books include The People of the Deer, and Never Cry Wolf, that are probably based mostly on his exploits documented here.
His candid confessions and anxieties are accompanied by a clear sense of duty and concern about the future of all endangered species.
A citizen that Canada should be proud of. But I won’t be reading his other books as there must be a lot of duplication.
4.5/5
No one recommended this hook to me. I was simply browsing in the library when I noticed it and felt that my education must have been neglected as I had heard a lot about the late Farley Mowat but had never read any of his books. This is his autobiography for the years between 1937 and 1949 i.e before he became a full-time writer. This includes his service in the Army in Italy during WWII and his largely frustrated efforts to bring memorabilia back to the Canadian War Museum.
Adventurer, scientist, explorer and writer, his love of the Other, whether herds of caribou, birds of all kinds or Inuit natives, is infectious. His adventures in the far north involved hardships and risks that few would even consider but that he embraced with enthusiasm. Once a rabid trapper and hunter, he gradually became an equally enthusiastic conservationist and a devoted advocate for the endangered, including the Inuit people. His most famous books include The People of the Deer, and Never Cry Wolf, that are probably based mostly on his exploits documented here.
His candid confessions and anxieties are accompanied by a clear sense of duty and concern about the future of all endangered species.
A citizen that Canada should be proud of. But I won’t be reading his other books as there must be a lot of duplication.
4.5/5
The Passionate Reader 