Pierre Francis de Marigny Berton CC OOnt (July 12, 1920 – November 30, 2004) was a noted Canadian author of non-fiction, especially Canadiana and Canadian history, and was a television personality and journalist. He won many honours and awards for his books.
An accomplished storyteller, Berton was one of Canada's most prolific and popular authors. He wrote on popular culture, Canadian history, critiques of mainstream religion, anthologies, children's books and historical works for youth. He was also a founder of the Writers' Trust of Canada, a non-profit literary organization that seeks to encourage Canada's writing community. Berton's 50 books became popular because his light and fast-paced style was not weighed down by footnotes or deep probes into primary sources. Historian C. P. Stacey, in 1980, said Berton demonstrated his skill as an anecdotalist, or storyteller, who emphasized the human dimension, while often overlooking the scholarship. His two-volume documentation on the War of 1812, running 928 pages, was republished in 2011 as "Pierre Berton's War of 1812"
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History, Histoire, Biography, Juvenile literature, Biographies, Ouvrages pour la jeunesse, Gold discoveries, Klondike river valley (yukon), gold discoveries, Campaigns, Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Gold mines and mining, Railroads and state, Description and travel, Discovery and exploration, Pictorial works, Arctic regions, Canada, history, Canadian Pacific Railway, Chemins de fer, United States War of 1812, Anecdotes, Arctic regions, discovery and exploration, Campagnes et batailles, Canada, history, juvenile literature, Découvertes d'orPlaces
Canada, United States, Klondike River Valley (Yukon), Yukon, Yukon Territory, France, Great Britain, Northwest Territories, Arctic Coast (Canada), Arctic regions, Atlantic Coast (Canada), Canada (Ouest), Great Lakes, Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), Klondike River Valley, Klondike, Vallee du (Yukon), Klondike, Vallée du (Yukon), Labrador (N.L.), Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.), North America, North Pole, Northwest Passage, Old Northwest, Ontario, Pacific Coast (B.C.)Time
1867-1914, War of 1812, 20th century, 1812, Guerre de, 1867-, 1914-1945, 1918-1945, 1929, 1945-, 1963-, 20e siècleID Numbers
- OLID: OL82357A
- ISNI: 0000000114703901
- VIAF: 32806768
- Wikidata: Q606553
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q606553
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- PIERRE BERTON
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