Pierre Berton's #1 best-selling book brings to life the great explorers: the pious and ambitious Edward Parry, the flawed hero John Franklin, ruthless Robert Peary and the cool Norwegian Roald Amundsen. The end of the quest AFTERWORD: The chart of immortality Author's Note Chronology Bibliography Index -'Scores of nineteenth-century expeditions battled savage cold, relentless ice and winter darkness in pursuit of two great prizes: the quest for the elusive Passage linking the Atlantic and the Pacific and the international race to reach the North Pole.

'A French officer will never hang back' 3. hardcover, a Near Fine example, one page has a turned corner, a bit of age toning to the outer edges of the text block, gift inscription, in a Very Good+ dustjacket with the usual rubbing to the silver lettering on the front panel, signed without inscription by BERTON in the year of publication, -617 pages, b&w illustrations, contents include: ONE: 1. Walter Steffoff Cover Design (illustrator). Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+ (see description). He is a Companion of the Order of Canada and a member of the Canadian News Hall of Fame. He is the author of thirty-four books and has received three Governor General's Awards for works of non-fiction. He was an associate editor and columnist at the Toronto Star from 1958 to 1962 and has written and hosted several national television programs. He moved to Toronto in 1947 and at the age of 31 was named managing editor of Maclean's magazine. He spent his early newspaper career in Vancouver, where at 21 he was the youngest city editor on any Canadian daily.

Pierre Berton was born in 1920 and raised in the Yukon. This quest is peopled with larger-than-life adventurers and with the remarkable Inuit, without whom Arctic exploration would not have been possible. SYNOPSIS: In The Arctic Grail, Pierre Berton follows the paths forged by a handful of stubborn explorers, who risked life and limb in their quest to find the Northwest Passage. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped Slight Yellowing Due to Age.

The arctic grail by pierre berton