Pierre Berton passed away in Toronto on November 30, 2004. The Arctic Grail : The Quest for the Northwest Passage and the North Pole, 1818-1909. For his immense contribution to Canadian literature and history Berton has received a dozen honourary degrees, is a member of the Newsman's Hall of Fame, and is a Companion of the Order of Canada. /rebates/2fbook-search2ftitle2fthe-arctic-grail2f&. He was a columnist and editor for the Toronto Star and was a writer and host of a series of CBC programs.
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 spent his early newspaper career in Vancouver, where at 21 he was the youngest city editor on any Canadian daily. He spent four years in the army, rising from private to captain/instructor at the Royal Military College in Kingston. The Arctic Grail: The Quest for the North West Passage and the North Pole 1818-1909. Are you the author Sign up for an author account. See moreīorn in 1920 and raised in the Yukon, PIERRE BERTON worked in Klondike mining camps during his university years. Your local bookstore Your Local Library Scribd Google recommend to a friend The Arctic Grail. 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. Born in 1920 and raised in the Yukon, PIERRE BERTON worked in Klondike mining camps during his university years.
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