STEELE, Harwood

Spirit-of-Iron (Manitou-pewabic): An Authentic Novel of the North-West Mounted Police

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, (1929). 12mo. Cloth. 358 p. Drew p. 111. Very good. [48476]

Preceded by an edition with 1923 Canadian edition with Doran sheets with integral title page bearing McClelland & Stewart imprint on recto & Doran copyright notice (1923) & publisher's device on verso & with McClelland & Stewart spine imprint. "Historical adventure set in southern Alberta in 1874-98. It follows Hector Adair from boyhood to his induction in the the NWMP in 1873. A depiction of Constable Chester's death is based on a real incident of the death of a Mountie by Indians" - Drew.

Price: $15.00