Pierre Berton's book 'The Promised Land' turned boring history into a captivating novel-like narrative.
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A portrait of Pierre Berton as a Canadian media figure who helped turn history into a readable story.
Craig Baird treats Pierre Berton as more than a familiar name. He is a working media figure first, then a historian whose reach came from being everywhere at once: reporter, war correspondent, editor, game-show regular, interviewer.
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You want Pierre Berton’s rise told as a lively, readable portrait of a Canadian media figure.
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