Pierre Berton Summary

Pierre Berton has traveled far from his boyhood on the periphery of the Canadian frontier to the heart of establishment Toronto, where, as media guru and popular historian, he has been credited with "... Read more

In the following review, Lloyd provides a brief summary of Berton's The Mysterious North. To many people there is a perplexing similarity between the Arctic and Antarctic. Both come to mind ... Read more

In the following review, Davies focuses on Berton's depiction of Sir John Franklin in The Arctic Grail. Judging by appearances, there was never a less likely hero than Sir John Franklin. For... Read more

In the following review, Loomis notes Berton's eye for detail and his ability to make difficult material appealing to readers. In the 19th century, Canada's Arctic Archipelago proved ... Read more

In the following review, Bérard criticizes Berton's work as too detail-oriented to serve as good historical fiction, and too melodramatic to serve as a key source for historical analysis... Read more

In the following brief review, Denoon notes some "minor irritants" in the second volume of Berton's autobiography, but states that they are "counterbalanced" by �... Read more

In the following review, Hutchison praises The Mysterious North as an engaging work of nonfiction. As a skilled professional reporter and a reckless amateur of exploration Pierre Berton has written... Read more

In the following review, Greenfield provides a brief summary of The Dionne Years. To a generation surrounded by worldwide depression, poverty and the rise of fascism, the birth of the Dionne quintu... Read more

In the following review, Woodcock claims that Berton has "passed the test for good history writing" by providing a "richer, deeper, and … truer" view of the War of 1... Read more

In the following review, Morton criticizes Vimy, stating that it is "laden with errors and inaccuracies." Nations, claimed the French historian Ernest Renan, are not created by speaki... Read more