In The Shadow Of Inspiration: Canadas National Parks and Beyond

In the Shadow of Inspiration is a unique book which draws together many strands in order to embrace concepts such as conservation, natural history, social history and a celebration of Canadian National Parks. In so doing, it revisits the story of Archie Grey Owl Belaney and his essential message and considers the early settlement of these lands. The book constitutes a highly pertinent and timely milestone in its focus upon conservation and the implications of habitat destruction. In addition, it looks to the future and offers some important new ideas with respect to the preservation of our living planet. The whole is underpinned by the beautiful photography for which the author is renowned, rendering the book a pleasure to own and re-read again and again. In the Shadow of Inspiration should be on every bookshelf and in every school library as well as in every government agency. It is an important book for all those who love the land and who understand and appreciate our world in the broader context. http://shadowofinspiration.zzl.org