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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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- Hardcover
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- Very good in very good dust jacket. Price clipped. Signed by previous owner. DJ has slight wear and soiling, with small edge wea
- ISBN 10
- 0670824917
- ISBN 13
- 9780670824915
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New York: Viking, 1988. First American Edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Price clipped. Signed by previous owner. DJ has slight wear and soiling, with small edge wear. Minor scuffs on rear end pages.. xii, 13-672 p. Maps. Illustrations. Chronology. Bibliography. Index. 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 written a revisionist history of the search for the Northwest passage and the North Pole.
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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- Title
- The Arctic Grail: The quest for the North West Passage and the North Pole, 1818-1909
- Author
- Berton, Pierre
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in very good dust jacket. Price clipped. Signed by previous owner. DJ has slight wear and soiling, with small edge wea
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition [stated]. First printing [stated]
- ISBN 10
- 0670824917
- ISBN 13
- 9780670824915
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1988
- Keywords
- Roald Amundsen, George Back, John Barrow, Frederick Cook, John Franklin, Adolphus Greely, Charles Francis Hall, Elisha Kent Kane, John Rae, William Edward Parry, Robert Peary, James Ross, John Ross, Allen Young, John Richardson, Robert Falcon Scott
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