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, Gold discoveries, Klondike river valley (yukon), gold discoveries, Juvenile literature, Biographies, Ouvrages pour la jeunesse, Canadian Pacific Railway Company, Campaigns, Canada, history, Canada, history, juvenile literature, Railroads and state, Canadian Pacific Railway, Description and travel, Gold mines and mining, Anecdotes, Pictorial works, Arctic regions, Discovery and exploration, Frontier and pioneer life, Social life and customs, United States War of 1812, Arctic regions, discovery and exploration, CanadaPlaces
Canada, Klondike River Valley (Yukon), United States, Yukon, Yukon Territory, France, Great Britain, Klondike River Valley, Northwest Territories, Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska), Arctic Coast (Canada), Arctic regions, Atlantic Coast (Canada), Canada (Ouest), Crystal Garden (Victoria, B.C.), Detroit (Mich.), Great Lakes, Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), Klondike, Vallee du (Yukon), Klondike, Vallée du (Yukon), Labrador (N.L.), Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.), North America, North Pole, Northwest PassagePeople
Pierre Berton (1920-), Dionne (Quintuplées), House of Windsor, Pierre Berton (1920-2004), Tecumseh (1768?-1813)Time
1867-1914, War of 1812, 20th century, 1812, Guerre de, 1867-, 1914-1945, 1918-1945, 1929, 1945-, 1963-, 19th century, 20e siècle, Surrender to the British, 1812ID Numbers
- OLID: OL82357A
- ISNI: 0000000114703901
- VIAF: 32806768
- Wikidata: Q606553
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q606553
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- PIERRE BERTON
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