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Pierre Berton

Pierre Berton, well-known and well-loved Canadian author, journalist, and media personality, hailed from Whitehorse, Yukon. During his career, he wrote fifty books for adults and twenty-two for children, popularizing Canadian history and culture and reflecting on his life and times. With more than thirty literary awards and a dozen honorary degrees to his credit, Berton was also a Companion of the Order of Canada.

Books by Pierre Berton

Pierre Berton on the Young Queen Elizabeth II

In 1953, Maclean’s Sent a Special Correspondent Behind the Scenes of the Royal Household. A Seven Part Series from the Pages of the Magazine

by (author) Pierre Berton & Maclean's

Pierre Berton's War of 1812

by (author) Pierre Berton

Drifting Home

A Family's Voyage of Discovery Down the Wild Yukon

by (author) Pierre Berton

The Battles of the War of 1812

Adventures in Canadian History

by (author) Pierre Berton
foreword by Charlotte Gray

Exploring the Frozen North

Pierre Berton's History for Young Canadians

by (author) Pierre Berton
foreword by Eric Wilson

Canada Moves West

by (author) Pierre Berton
foreword by Arthur Slade

The Wild Frontier

More Tales from the Remarkable Past

by (author) Pierre Berton

The Klondike Quest

A Photographic Essay 1897-1899

by (author) Pierre Berton

Prisoners of the North

by (author) Pierre Berton

The Joy of Writing

A Guide for Writers Disguised as a Literary Memoir

by (author) Pierre Berton

Marching as to War

Canada's Turbulent Years

by (author) Pierre Berton

My Country

The Remarkable Past

by (author) Pierre Berton

The Promised Land

Settling the West 1896-1914

by (author) Pierre Berton

Niagara

A History of the Falls

by (author) Pierre Berton

The Secret World of Og

by (author) Pierre Berton

Klondike

The Last Great Gold Rush, 1896-1899

by (author) Pierre Berton

The Great Depression

1929-1939

by (author) Pierre Berton

The Arctic Grail

The Quest for the North West Passage and the North Pole, 1818-1909

by (author) Pierre Berton

Vimy

by (author) Pierre Berton

The Invasion of Canada

1812-1813

by (author) Pierre Berton

The National Dream

The Great Railway, 1871-1881

by (author) Pierre Berton

The Last Spike

The Great Railway, 1881-1885

by (author) Pierre Berton

Welcome To The 21st Century

More Absurdities From Our Time

by (author) Pierre Berton

Worth Repeating

A Literary Resurrection

by (author) Pierre Berton

The Great Depression - The Winter Years Set

by (author) Pierre Berton & James Gray