Joe LaFlamme lived passion to the limit. In 1920 he settled in Gogama, in remote Northern Ontario, connecting to the wild animals of the boreal forest. Taming wolves turned him into a legend, his fame spreading throughout Canada and the United States. Yet he himself remained untamed and unstoppable. Imagine a strapping Canadian trapper raising timber wolves to draw his sleigh; mushing his wolf team in the heart of big cities like Montreal, Toronto, Boston, and even on Broadway in New York, even bringing his moose to ABC radio for an interview. Not only did Wolf Man Joe LaFlamme’s passion lead him to tempt fate by rubbing shoulders with wild beasts, he also de ed the law by bootlegging moonshine to make ends meet and spice up his life.

LaFlamme’s biographer, Suzanne F. Charron, has done extensive research to bring his story back to life and establish the Wolf Man in the canon of Canadian legends.

This is a second edition, with new introduction.

Suzanne F. Charron is the author of the biography of wolf tamer Joe LaFlamme (1889-1965) which she has written in both English and French. Born and raised in Sturgeon Falls, in Northern Ontario, Suzanne holds a bachelor of arts degree from the Université du Québec à Montréal (2005), majoring in language sciences with a minor in history. She has over 15 years of experience in the field of communications. She has also worked across Northeastern Ontario in administration, journalism, and as a qualified teacher. Married and the mother of two grown children, she now lives with her husband in Greater Sudbury where she works as a wolf educator and writer. She is involved in her community through the activities of the Club Richelieu Féminin de Sudbury, of which she is currently the co-president.

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