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Pierre Berton

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Pierre Berton


Born
in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
July 12, 1920

Died
November 30, 2004

Genre
History


From narrative histories and popular culture, to picture and coffee table books to anthologies, to stories for children to readable, historical works for youth, many of his books are now Canadian classics.

Born in 1920 and raised in the Yukon, Pierre Berton worked in Klondike mining camps during his university years. He spent four years in the army, rising from private to captain/instructor at the Royal Military College in Kingston. He spent his early newspaper career in Vancouver, where at 21 he was the youngest city editor on any Canadian daily. He wrote columns for and was editor of Maclean's magazine, appeared on CBC's public affairs program "Close-Up" and was a permanent fixture on "Front Page Challenge" for 39 years. He was a columnist ...more

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Average rating: 4.16 · 11,316 ratings · 1,092 reviews · 177 distinct works • Similar authors
Vimy
4.33 avg rating — 1,648 ratings — published 1986 — 20 editions
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The Secret World of Og
4.24 avg rating — 1,350 ratings — published 1961 — 20 editions
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Klondike: The Last Great Go...
4.23 avg rating — 1,004 ratings — published 1972 — 17 editions
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The Invasion of Canada: 181...
4.13 avg rating — 894 ratings — published 1980 — 17 editions
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The Arctic Grail: The Quest...
4.37 avg rating — 761 ratings — published 1988 — 26 editions
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The Last Spike: The Great R...
4.15 avg rating — 661 ratings — published 1971 — 15 editions
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The National Dream: The Gre...
3.96 avg rating — 471 ratings — published 1970 — 18 editions
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The Klondike Fever: The Lif...
4.10 avg rating — 443 ratings — published 1958 — 46 editions
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Flames Across the Border: 1...
4.18 avg rating — 435 ratings — published 1981 — 14 editions
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The Great Depression: 1929-...
4.25 avg rating — 372 ratings — published 1990 — 9 editions
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“Racism is a refuge for the ignorant. It seeks to divide and to destroy. It is the enemy of freedom, and deserves to be met head-on and stamped out.”
― Pierre Berton
tags: freedom, ignorance, racism
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“My best advice to writers is get yourself born in an interesting place.”
― Pierre Berton
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“I am an atheist, a rationalist and a humanist.”
― Pierre Berton
tags: atheism, atheist, humanist, rationality
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The Perfect Summer: England 1911, Just Before the Storm The Perfect Summer England 1911, Just Before the Storm by Juliet Nicolson Juliet Nicolson
 
  6 votes, 33.3%

The Guns of August The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman Barbara W. Tuchman
 
  4 votes, 22.2%

Nicholas and Alexandra Nicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. Massie Robert K. Massie
 
  3 votes, 16.7%

Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World Paris 1919 Six Months That Changed the World by Margaret MacMillan Margaret MacMillan
 
  2 votes, 11.1%

 
  1 vote, 5.6%

Fighting France: From Dunkerque to Belfort Fighting France From Dunkerque to Belfort (Dodo Press) by Edith Wharton Edith Wharton
 
  1 vote, 5.6%

The War to End All Wars: World War I The War to End All Wars World War I by Russell Freedman Russell Freedman
 
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