Review: An outstanding record of an unusual and fascinating period of Canadian history. It races along, just like the stampede itself. You start in the silence of the forest, and go right through until it’s silent again after one of the most peculiar mass migrations in modern history. It has made me want to learn… Read more

Review: Seven superb stories of characters from Canada’s past. Well researched and with contemporary comparisons to 1978 politics and economics. I couldn’t put it down. You just get sucked in to the history, almost (fortunately) like being there. I say fortunately because its always frozen, knee-deep in snow, and/or starving in the forests and tundra.… Read more

Review: A collection of 5 stories of 5 unique lives, all of whom were shaped and changed by the Canadian north. It was Berton’s 50th and final book, and is an excellent and very readable narrative. I always love when I place I have lived or visited gets mentioned. Like Edmonton, or Athabasca (best burger… Read more