History Post-confederation (1867-)
The Promised Land
Settling the West 1896-1914
- Publisher
- Doubleday Canada
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2002
- Category
- Post-Confederation (1867-), Emigration & Immigration, 19th Century
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780385659291
- Publish Date
- Sep 2002
- List Price
- $26.00
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Description
After the pioneers described in The National Dream, The Last Spike and Klondike came the settlers — a million people who filled a thousand miles of prairie in a single generation.
About the author
Pierre Berton, well-known and well-loved Canadian author, journalist, and media personality, hailed from Whitehorse, Yukon. During his career, he wrote fifty books for adults and twenty-two for children, popularizing Canadian history and culture and reflecting on his life and times. With more than thirty literary awards and a dozen honorary degrees to his credit, Berton was also a Companion of the Order of Canada.
Editorial Reviews
“There’s a vitality and life in Berton’s writing that is particularly striking after re-reading other accounts of the development of the Canadian West.” -- The Toronto Star
