Pierre Berton

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1.		The Great Depression: 1929-1939 from Anchor Canada Price: $17.05 Customer Review: Like the rest of the world, Canada experienced great hardship in the 1930s. Unlike our southern neighbours, we floundered through the times completely lost in a maze of choices blinded by a fog of misapplied moral principles. Berton paints a picture of the whole of Canada, from the Atlantic... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

2.		The Klondike Fever: The Life And Death Of The Last Great Gold Rush from Kessinger Publishing, LLC Price: $28.43 Customer Review: A wonderful variety of stories about those who followed the lure of gold - some who actually panned for gold, others who made a living supporting the gold hunters. Sometimes tragic, sometimes inspiring, always amazing!	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

3.		The Dionne Years: A Thirties Melodrama from W. W. Norton & Company Price: $17.05 Customer Review: This one was one of the best books about the Dionne's. It wasn't at all one-sided like so many others. The pitures are excellent, and Mr. Burton's style is smooth and understandable. It allows you to form you own opinion and understand what really happpend, since it was such a complicated story,... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

4.		The Klondike Quest: A Photographic Essay 1897-1899 from Boston Mills Press Price: $23.36 Customer Review: Berton, a well known writer of Canadian histories, has put together quite a collection of photographs in this glossy tome. If you are realy interested in the subject, I suggest Klondike Quest for the remarkable pictures, and "The Klondike Fever", also by Berton, for a written account. I can't praise... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

5.		Prisoners of the North: Portraits of Five Arctic Immortals from Basic Books Price: $12.76 Customer Review: Pierre Berton an accomplished and beloved Canadian author presents here five essays on different notable characters that stand tall in the history of Canadian arctic discovery, exploration, exploitation and settlement. The author is a master of arctic history, legend and lore. His most notable works... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

6.		Klondike: The Last Great Gold Rush, 1896-1899 from Anchor Canada Customer Review: An invaluable resource for all students. As a writer of a fictional account involving the Klondike Gold Rush, it was invaluable to me, as are all of Pierre Berton's works. Only one thing missing, or perhaps not very clear, is timeline - a month or even year when certain episodes happened. A lot of... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

7.	[no image]	Invasion of Canada from McClelland & Stewart Customer Review: A wonderful book by Canada's foremost historian commemorates the War of 1812 as Canada's War of Independence. The War of 1812 was initiated by President Madison as a war of conquest against Ontario (or Lower Canada, as it was then known). The British forces were arrayed against various... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

8.		The Last Spike: The Great Railway, 1881-1885 from Anchor Canada Price: $16.95 Customer Review: "The Last Spike" chronicles the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), 1881-1885, then the world's longest railway, extending a young Canada westward and consolidating its territories. Originally published in 1971 by the prolific Canadian historian, the late Pierre Berton, this is a... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

9.	[no image]	Niagara: A History of the Falls from Diane Books Publishing Company Customer Review: Here's a wonderful history of Niagara Falls in all its splendor and loopiness, from the early explorers and the first tourists, to the artists who've tried to capture its stupendous glory on canvas and the daredevils and just plain crazies who've tempted fate by going over it in a barrel or walking... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

10.		VIMY (Pen & Sword Military Classic) from Pen and Sword Price: $9.59 Customer Review: Vimy - Pierre Berton This book is a classic. It gives the reader a clear picture of what happened in 1917. The Canadian Corps changed history at Vimy Ridge. Each and every Canadian will surely remember what happened in that horrible battlefield; to stop the carnage of the First World War.... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

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