SOURCE: "Look Back in Anger," in Maclean's, Vol. 103, No. 37, September 10, 1990, pp. 79-80.

In the following review, Dwyer praises The Great Depression, 1929 to 1939, stating that it is "arguably [Berton's best book."]

After producing 35 titles, and at the venerable age of 70, Pierre Berton has written his first angry book. Canada's most-read author has taken on the Great Depression, and the project has made him furious. "It's my first book that really made me mad as I wrote it," he said in an interview. "I suddenly realized that a lot of what happened back then was appalling. It was a surprise, and I think that helped me to write a better book." Berton's 36th work, The Great Depression, 1929 to 1939, excoriates prime ministers William Lyon Mackenzie King and R.B. Bennett, business giants including the Eatons, and the press for a callous disregard for ordinary Canadians during those dark years. Said Berton...