Pierre Berton

Pierre Berton

Pierre Berton was one of Canada’s most popular and prolific authors. 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 fifty 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…

Smug Minority

Smug Minority

Pierre Berton
Why We Act Like Canadians Pierre Berton's War of 1812 Flames Across the Border

Flames Across the Border

Pierre Berton
The Invasion of Canada

The Invasion of Canada

Pierre Berton
Cats I Have Known and Loved The Wild Frontier

The Wild Frontier

Pierre Berton
Prisoners of the North

Prisoners of the North

Pierre Berton
The Joy of Writing

The Joy of Writing

Pierre Berton
Marching as to War

Marching as to War

Pierre Berton
My Country

My Country

Pierre Berton
Niagara

Niagara

Pierre Berton
The Promised Land

The Promised Land

Pierre Berton
Klondike

Klondike

Pierre Berton
The Arctic Grail

The Arctic Grail

Pierre Berton
The Great Depression

The Great Depression

Pierre Berton
Vimy

Vimy

Pierre Berton
The Last Spike

The Last Spike

Pierre Berton
The National Dream

The National Dream

Pierre Berton