Crusoe of Lonesome Lake

USA: Random House. Good in Fair dust jacket. 1957. Reprint. Hardcover. 0394420926 . "Man against wilderness - the story of a 40-years struggle for survival in remote British Columbia. In 1912 Ralph Edwards invested his small savings in a trip to a remote section of British Columbia east of Bella Coola. There he pushed on 35 miles beyond civilization, staked a claim and, axe in hand, attacked the virgin forest. The story of his lifelong and victorious battle with raw nature - at first alone, then with a wife, and finally with a wife and three children - shows how a brave family can conquer all obstacles and find contentment and happiness alone in the wilderness." - dust jacket. xviii, 234 pages. Map endpapers. Prior owner's name inside front board and upon half-title page. Blind stamp to second leaf. Light external foxing to book which shows moderate wear and a slight spine lean. Above-average wear and soiling to price-clipped dust jacket. A sound reading copy of this wonderful life story.; Dust Jacket Photo; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Lonesome Lake Ralph a Edwards Snow Geese British Columbia Pioneer Pilot .