LITTLE, WILLIAM T. — The Tom Thomson Mystery

Whitby, ON, Canada: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Limited, 1977. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0070773556. 239 pages. "In 1956, nearly forty years after the death of Canadian artist, Tom Thomson, William T. Little and three companions set themselves to a macabre task. Ever since July 16, 1917, when the artist's badly decomposing body was found floating in the waters of Canoe Lake, controversey and conjecture hovered over the matter of how Tom Thomson really met his death. It was as a result of this prolonged uncertainty that the four men began digging in the little cemetery in Algonquin Park where Thomson was supposedly buried... On the one hand William Little has been able to give us a fuller understanding of both Thomson's personality and his instincts as a painter. On the other, he has amassed considerable evidence that suggests a murder, a suspect, and a motive." - from back cover. Gift greetings inside front cover and at foot of back flyleaf. Covers carefully preserved in glossy clear adhesive laminate. Tight and square with moderate wear. Sound copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Tom Thomson Group of Seven Death Murder Mystery Body Cemetery Algonquin Park. Good .