Pierre Berton passed away in Toronto on November 30, 2004. For his immense contribution to Canadian literature and history Berton has received a dozen honourary degrees, is a member of the Newsman's Hall of Fame, and is a Companion of the Order of Canada. The Arctic grail by Berton, Pierre Publication date 2000 Topics Northwest Passage., North Pole. He was a columnist and editor for the Toronto Star and was a writer and host of a series of CBC programs. Original Toronto Star caption: Northern launch: Holding aloft his work, The Arctic Grail, Pierre Berton officially launches the book with Elsa Franklin and. Covering the entire period of exploration from the expedition of William Edward Perry in 1818 to that of Robert Peary in a single volume, Pierre Berton has. 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 spent his early newspaper career in Vancouver, where at 21 he was the youngest city editor on any Canadian daily. He spent four years in the army, rising from private to captain/instructor at the Royal Military College in Kingston. See moreīorn in 1920 and raised in the Yukon, PIERRE BERTON worked in Klondike mining camps during his university years. The Arctic Grail: The Quest for the North West Passage and the North Pole 1818-1909 (First Edtiion) Hardcover Septemby Pierre Berton (Author) 4.7 out of 5 stars 95 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 7.58 22 Used from 7.58 1 Collectible from 28.

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.

He spent his early newspaper career in Vancouver, where at 21 he was the youngest city editor on any Canadian daily. As much about the explorers who braved impossible odds as it is about each expedition, Arctic Grail is an epic account of the Golden Age of Exploration at the top of the world. Born in 1920 and raised in the Yukon, PIERRE BERTON worked in Klondike mining camps during his university years.

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