{"product_id":"the-promised-land-isbn-9780385659291","title":"The Promised Land","description":"After the pioneers described in \u003ci\u003eThe National Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Spike\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKlondike \u003c\/i\u003ecame  the settlers — a million people who filled a thousand miles of prairie in a single  generation.“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.” -- \u003ci\u003eThe Toronto Star\u003c\/i\u003ePIERRE BERTON was one of Canada’s most popular and prolific authors.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eFrom 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 Canadian classics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eMaclean’s \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, 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 \u003ci\u003eToronto Star \u003c\/i\u003eand was a writer and host of a series of CBC programs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Pierre Berton received over 30 literary awards including the Governor General’s  Award for Creative Non-Fiction (three times), the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour,  and the Gabrielle Léger 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, was a member of the Newsman’s Hall of Fame, and was  a Companion of the Order of Canada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Pierre Berton passed away in Toronto on November  30, 2004.","brand":"Anchor Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301707403493,"sku":"NP9780385659291","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780385659291.jpg?v=1767741095","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-promised-land-isbn-9780385659291","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}