BUCK’S STATEMENT:

There was a time when the Mountie wasn’t just a symbol — he was the frontier. This 1957 fourth printing of The Living Legend by Alan Phillips carries that era in its bones. The red serge jacket. The black horse. The quiet authority of a nation shaped by open land and long winters. But this copy goes further. It belonged to Mrs. LeRoy Regan of Hartford, Wisconsin — and she didn’t simply admire the Mounties from a distance. Inside are inscriptions from RCMP officers dated 1965, along with a photograph of her standing proudly beside them. She sought them out. She shook their hands. She had them sign her book.

You get the sense this wasn’t just about law enforcement history. Perhaps it was the horse — the discipline, the pageantry, the partnership between rider and animal. Maybe she felt something familiar in that image of the Mountie in red serge astride a black horse — something tied to her own love of the outdoors, wide skies, and western grit. This book feels personal. It sat in a Wisconsin home where frontier romance still meant something. Now it carries her quiet connection forward — not just a mid-century RCMP history, but a lived story layered in ink, memory, and admiration.

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DETAILS:

Brand: The Living Legend

Made in: USA

Style: Book

Color: Multi

Era: 1950s

Size: (See Measurements)

Material: Paper

Condition: Vintage pre-owned — signs of wear (see photos)

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