TONTO: The Man in Front of the Mask
1st Biography of Jay Silverheels
ISBN  9780981188065
Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 20.3 x 1.4 cm (10” x 8” x 9/16”)
128 pages              $30

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This is the first biography and complete book ever written about Harold J. Smith aka Jay Silverheels, a Mohawk from the Grand River Six Nations Territory. Jay was born in 1912, a time when most children went to residential institutions. Jay's mother did attend but Jay avoided being taken. He attended a high school in Brantford, already an accomplished and celebrated athlete. His athletic prowess led to Hollywood fame. 

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Jay Silverheels was known as Tonto of the original Lone Ranger T.V. series. This award winning book follows Jay's life in and out of Hollywood. It includes a commentary about the Johnny Depp version of Tonto, in the new Lone Ranger movie released in 2013.

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Interviews were with family and friends. Jay’s life is illuminated, false information is rebuked, and facts are clarified, and expanded upon. 

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The reader will be surprised to find out who the “real” man portraying Tonto was. 

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