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Bookmark or Share- Farley Mowat, Canadian storyteller, activist and iconAs news of Mowat’s death spread, Canadians spoke of his passion for the north, for the natural world, and for the country’s First Nations. “Very sad to hear that Farley Mowat has died,” tweeted CBC Radio host Jian Gomeshi, who later devoted his Q essay to Mowat. “A man who was unafraid to speak out for the Canada he believed in and ...
- Farley Mowat - Book Series In OrderFarley Mowat was born on May 12, 1921 in Ontario, Canada and grew up in Richmond Hill to Angus Mowat (a librarian that fought during the Battle of Vimy Ridge) and Helen Lilian Thomson. When his family lived in Windsor, Farley started writing “mostly verse” from 1930 until 1933.
- Farley Mowat - WikipediaFarley McGill Mowat, OC (May 12, 1921 – May 6, 2014) was a Canadian writer and environmentalist. His works were translated into 52 languages, and he sold more than 17 million books. He achieved fame with the publication of his books on the Canadian north, such as People of the Deer (1952) and Never Cry Wolf (1963).
- Stories of Remembrance: Farley Mowat - The Canadian EncyclopediaFarley Mowat went to war in 1942, like many of his young mates, brimming with confidence, bravado and patriotism. Two years later he was a changed man — still loyal to the honour of his army regiment — but broken in spirit by what he had seen. "The Second World War was the single most important element in my existence," he said in 2005, at ...
- Life-Saving Love: The Story of Farley Mowat and Claire WheelerWhen Farley Mowat died in 2014, he left all his manuscripts and papers to Claire. “It was solely her decision to agree to the book and to grant us complete access to their archives and their ...
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