- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Dundurn; 1 edition (Oct 1 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 155002468X
- ISBN-13: 978-1550024685
- Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 15.7 x 2.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 549 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #438,988 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"An entertaining story, one which given the widespread Canadian lack of understanding of our own history, is a useful addition to our literature." -Claire Hoy, Toronto Star, February 29, 2004
"...Mayers' book is a fascinating one, taking a look at a side of early Canadian history that isn't very well known to all Canadians." -Shelf Life September 2004
"...Mayers' book is a fascinating one, taking a look at a side of early Canadian history that isn't very well known to all Canadians." -Shelf Life September 2004
Book Description
Dixie & the Dominion is a compelling look at how the U.S. Civil War was a shared experience that shaped the futures of both Canada and the United States. The book focuses on the last year of the war, between April of 1864 and 1865. During that 12-month period, the Confederate States sent spies and saboteurs to Canada on a secret mission. These agents struck fear along the frontier and threatened to draw Canada and Great Britain into the war.
During that same time, Canadians were making their own important decisions. Chief among them was the partnership between Liberal reformer George Brown and Conservative chieftain John A. Macdonald. Their unlikely coalition was the force that would create the Dominion of Canada in 1867, and it was the pressure of the war - with its threat to the colonies' security - that was a driving force behind this extraordinary pact.
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Canada's American Civl War,
By michael jones (Toronto) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dixie & the Dominion: Canada, the Confederacy, and the War for the Union (Hardcover)
This is a great book that is a well-written popular work that shows how the Civil War was a North American, rather than just American war.I had no idea of the connection of Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth to Canada or of any of the Confederate guerilla operations in Quebec and Ontario. Nor did I know that Canadians were very sympathetic to the South and not because of slavery. It's also interesting that some Canadian political institutions were designed so Canada could avoid a similar experience.
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Canada's American Civil War,
By michael jones (Toronto) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Dixie & the Dominion: Canada, the Confederacy, and the War for the Union (Hardcover)
This is a great book that is a well-written popular work that shows how the Civil War was a North American, rather than just American war.I had no idea of the connection of Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth to Canada or of any of the Confederate guerilla operations in Quebec and Ontario. Nor did I know that Canadians were very sympathetic to the South and not because of slavery. It's also interesting that some Canadian political institutions were designed so Canada could avoid a similar experience.
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Canada's American Civl War,
By michael jones - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dixie & the Dominion: Canada, the Confederacy, and the War for the Union (Hardcover)
This is a great book that is a well-written popular work that shows how the Civil War was a North American, rather than just American war.I had no idea of the connection of Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth to Canada or of any of the Confederate guerilla operations in Quebec and Ontario. Nor did I know that Canadians were very sympathetic to the South and not because of slavery. It's also interesting that some Canadian political institutions were designed so Canada could avoid a similar experience.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Canada's American Civil War,
By michael jones - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dixie & the Dominion: Canada, the Confederacy, and the War for the Union (Hardcover)
This is a great book that is a well-written popular work that shows how the Civil War was a North American, rather than just American war.I had no idea of the connection of Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth to Canada or of any of the Confederate guerilla operations in Quebec and Ontario. Nor did I know that Canadians were very sympathetic to the South and not because of slavery. It's also interesting that some Canadian political institutions were designed so Canada could avoid a similar experience. |
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