The five 'prisoners' of the Arctic were Joe Boyle, a wealthy gold prospector; Vihjalmur Stefansson, who claimed to discover a tribe of blond Eskimos; Lady Jane Franklin, widow of famed...
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Author: Berton, PierreSummary:
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Author: Berton, PierreSummary:
Drawing on unpublished personal accounts and interviews, Berton brings home what it was like for the young men, some no more than sixteen years old, who clawed their way up the sodden, shell-torn...
Genre: Canadian nonfiction, War and military -
Author: Berton, PierreSummary:
"If history could be taught in the schools the way Berton writes about it, there wouldn't be a more popular subject on the curriculum." -The Globe and Mail Of all the wars fought by...
Genre: History and geography -
Author: Berton, PierreSummary:
In the four years between 1881 and 1885, Canada was forged into one nation by the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Last Spike reconstructs the incredible story of how some 2,000 miles...