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The Arctic Grail: The Quest for the North West Passage and the North Pole, 1818-1909
by Berton, Pierre
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- as new
- Paperback
- Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 0385658451
- ISBN 13
- 9780385658454
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About This Item
Anchor Canada, 2001. Trade Paperback. As New. Like New - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - Scores Of Nineteenth-Century Expeditions Battled Savage Cold, Relentless Ice And Winter Darkness In Pursuit Of Two Great Prizes: The Quest For The Elusive Passage Linking The Atlantic And The Pacific And The International Race To Reach The North Pole. Pierre Berton's #1 Best-Selling Book Brings To Life The Great Explorers: The Pious And Ambitious Edward Parry, The Flawed Hero John Franklin, Ruthless Robert Peary And The Cool Norwegian Roald Amundsen. He Also Credits The Inuit, Whose Tracking And Hunting Skills Saved The Lives Of The Adventurers And Their Men Countless Times. These Quests Are Peopled With Remarkable Figures Full Of Passion And Eccentricity. They Include Charles Hall, An Obscure Printer Who Abandoned Family And Business To Head To A Frozen World Of Which He Knew Nothing; John Ross, Whose Naval Career Ended When He Spotted A Range Of Mountains That Didn't Exist; Frederick Cook, Who Faked Reaching The North Pole; And Jane Franklin, Who Forced An Expensive Search For Her Missing Husband Upon A Reluctant British Government. Pierre Berton, Who Won His First Governor General's Award For The Mysterious North, Here Again Gives Us An Important And Fascinating History That Reads Like A Novel As He Examines The Historic Events Of The Golden Age Of Arctic Exploration.
Synopsis
Pierre Berton was one of Canada’s most popular and prolific authors. From narrative histories and popular culture, to picture and coffee table books to anthologies, to stories for children to readable, historical works for youth, many of his fifty books are now Canadian classics. Born in 1920 and raised in the Yukon, Pierre Berton worked in Klondike mining camps during his university years. He spent four years in the army, rising from private to captain/instructor at the Royal Military College in Kingston. He spent his early newspaper career in Vancouver, where at 21 he was the youngest city editor on any Canadian daily. 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 was a columnist and editor for the Toronto Star and was a writer and host of a series of CBC programs. Pierre Berton received over 30 literary awards including the Governor-General’s Award for Creative Non-Fiction (three times), the Stephen Leacock Medal of Humour, and the Gabrielle Leger National Heritage Award. He received two Nellies for his work in broadcasting, two National Newspaper awards, and the National History Society’s first award for “distinguished achievement in popularizing Canadian history.” For his immense contribution to Canadian literature and history, he was awarded more than a dozen honourary degrees, is a member of the Newsman’s Hall of Fame, and is a Companion of the Order of Canada. Pierre Berton passed away in Toronto on November 30, 2004. From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- Alright Bookstore
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001417
- Title
- The Arctic Grail: The Quest for the North West Passage and the North Pole, 1818-1909
- Author
- Berton, Pierre
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0385658451
- ISBN 13
- 9780385658454
- Publisher
- Anchor Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 2001
- Pages
- 672
- Keywords
- Historical, Nonfiction, Literature, Good Reads, Adventure, Middle Grade, Read For School,Teen Lit, North America, Pre-Confederation (to 1867), General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Canadian;
- X weight
- 1 kg
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