| Wilderness Man: Strange Story of "Grey Owl" | 
 enlarge | Author: Lovat Dickson
Publisher: Pocket Books
Category: Book
List Price: £6.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 116669
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 4.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 0671022741
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9780671022747
ASIN: 0671022741
Publication Date: May 4, 1999
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| Customer Reviews:
 An Ecology Pioneer June 8, 2008
I grew up with Sajo and her Beaver people by Grey Owl but knew nothing much about him other than what my father told me - which I now know came from the dust jacket.
I found Greay Owl - Archie - to be an intriguing man living as an adult the life he had formed as a boy in his mind. I didn't know before I read this book that I had in fact been to most of the places in Canada that Grey Owl had been and now I wish I had read this book first.
I didn't know he had served and been injured in World War I
I didn't know a lot of things about him and now this book has left me wanting to know so much more, which I never will because Grey Owl didn't choose to let anyone really know him!
I know I ended up liking him immensely!
 Good June 27, 2003
1 out of 10 found this review helpful
Slouka offers his own personal view of the advancement of technology and the dangers it poses to mankind. Informative yet chilling at times, he intellectually describes the pros and cons of "cyberism" and what it means to our society, culture, environment. This is coupled by his wry humourous nuances which he pokes fun at the "digerati", and those who argues for this new aged succesion. Over-indulgent at times, some parts he fails to remain objective leading him to form unstable arguments against the new techno-revolution. This is especially cohorent in the last chapter, where he strives to round off his views to suit the his cyber fearers. Overall, a short quirky read.
A true wilderness tail March 24, 2000
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have followed most of his trail around Canada. I am returning to follow the rest starting from Prince Albert. A stunning read and totally believable. A remarkable tale of self sacifice.
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