Description
Nice 1st edition copy of The Invasion of Canada 1812-1813 by Pierre Berton McClelland & Stewart 1980 ISBN 0771012357. Pierre Berton’s book is a colourful, in depth and very much grass roots telling of the story of the first two years of the War of 1812, a war that nobody really wanted, a war that didn’t really have a reason for happening, and a war that nobody really won.
Pierre Francis de Marigny Berton, CC, O.Ont. (July 12, 1920 – November 30, 2004) was a Canadian writer, journalist and broadcaster. Berton wrote 50 best-selling books, mainly about Canadiana, Canadian history and popular culture. He also wrote critiques of mainstream religion, anthologies, children’s books and historical works for youth. He was a reporter and war correspondent, an editor at Maclean’s Magazine and The Toronto Star and, for 39 years, a guest on Front Page Challenge. He was a founder of the Writers’ Trust of Canada, and won many honours and awards.
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Invasion of Canada 1812-1813 (signed)
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Ltd, Toronto / Boston, New York
Publication Date: 1980
Binding: Hard Cover
Edition: First Edition.
