Immerse In The Promised Land: Settling The West 1896-1914 Penned By Pierre Berton Accessible As Hardcover

another great Berton read, It chronicles the period when Canada aimed to populate the prairies, Full of interesting stories. The politicians don't come out of it looking too good this seems to be a common theme in Pierre Berton's books! A book that has moved me to tears time and again.
I suspect because I'm descended from some of the peoples described in this book and my hometown of Brandon is featured prominently.
This is Burton's epic of immigration, what would become one of the great defining characteristics of Canada, The seeds of our multicultural nation are explored, as is the start of what we think of as Western Canadian culture.
We follow the stories of several people through the era, from impoverished immigrants to powerful politicians, Most fascinatingly, Clifford Sifton, once one of the most powerful men in the country, who is now no more than a footnote to history.
Burton tells the story of the people of the West in a way that never fails to captivate.

This is my favourite of Burton's, and one that I've returned to many times, It reminds me how lucky modern Canadians are to live in the nation that these settlers built as well as the importance of keeping our culture of multiculturalism.
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I know may not make sense to nonCanadians, but that seemingly contradictory notion is one of the best things about our country, to me at least.
Not one of my favourites of his but that said it is still a good read about the immigration push to papulate the prairies at the turn of the last century.
Interesting. Interesting to compare the initial expansion of the west with what is happening today with the oil sands, potash etc.
This book is a very well written account of the settlement of the canadian west, It is entertaining and gives relevance to how the west has developedi really enjoyed this book Very readable A very engaging book with fascinating personal stories.
The corruption at the timemakes today look quite innocent, Highly recommended. This is the last book the Berton's series dealing with the birth and expansion of the Canadian West.
A very interesting read if you were born or lived in one of the Prairie Provinces, One has to wonder what happened to the dream that was to make the Megatropolis of Winnipeg, This was a fun read, It presented a big picture on the history without being too much textbookish, From what I remember fromyears ago reading Klondike it is typical Pierre Burton story telling,
Although it was writtenyears ago it gives good perspective on the minds of the original settlers.
It also gives perspective on the attitudes of the Canadian elite, both a hundred pus years ago andyears ago when it was written by one.
I had fun remembering my own perspective from those times when I settled immigrated in Alberta,
I gained several lessons on the “rugged individual”, on boom and bust, on the evolution of farming/ranching, on political evolution, on treaty relations and on corruption of the Liberal Party of Canada.

I recommend this book to anyone, especially those new to the history of settling Canadas west, I am now going to start “Flames Across the Border”,
After the pioneers described in The National Dream, The Last Spike and Klondike came the settlers a million people who filled a thousand miles of prairie in a single generation.
From 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 books are now Canadian classics.
Born inand 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 athe was the youngest city editor on any Canadian daily.
He wrote columns for and was editor of Macleans magazine, appeared on CBCs public affairs program Close Up and was a permanent fixture on Front Page Challenge foryears.
He was a columnist From 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 books are now Canadian classics.
Born inand 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 athe was the youngest city editor on any Canadian daily.
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" foryears.
He was a columnist and editor for the Toronto Star, and a writer and host of a series of CBC programs.
Pierre Berton has received overliterary awards including the Governor General's Award for Creative Non Fiction three times, the Stephen Leacock Medal of Humour, and the Gabrielle Leger 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 has been awarded than a dozen honourary degrees, is a member of the Newsman's Hall of Fame and a Companion of the Order of Canada.
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