No one told the stories that make up Canadian history better than Pierre Berton. With a light and eager style, Pierre Berton captured Canadian personalities, landscapes and times with passion. His books are always good reading.
1. Marching as to War
Pierre Berton looks at how the four wars of the first half of the 1900s transformed Canada. Anecdotes and a storytelling style bring Canadian history to life.2. The National Dream
Pierre Berton captures the decade of the 1870s as he shows the political struggles of the brand new nation of Canada to create the world's longest railroad across empty country.
3. The Last Spike
The second part in the story of building the Canadian Pacific Railway which was key to the development of Canada as a nation. Pierre Berton recounts the extraordinary history of laying 2000 miles of rail in five years, and the characters who made it possible.4. The Arctic Grail
Using research from journals and diaries, Pierre Berton tells the stories of Arctic exploration through the heroes and anti-heroes who led the expeditions.5. Vimy
Pierre Berton captures what it was like to be one of the men in the mud at the Battle of Vimy Ridge. The horror of trench warfare and the greatness of victory at Vimy Ridge in many ways marked Canada's coming of age, and Pierre Berton makes that Canadian history easily accessible to all.