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Rebels on the Great Lakes
Confederate Naval Commando Operations Launched from Canada, 1863-1864|
7,49 € |
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| Verlag: | Dundurn |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 14.09.2011 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781554889884 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 256 |
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Beschreibungen
<p>In 1863–1864, Confederate naval operations were launched from Canada against America, with an unexpected impact on North America’s future. <br><br></p>
<p>Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, a myth has persisted that the hijackers entered the United States from Canada. This is completely untrue. Nevertheless, there was a time during the U.S. Civil War when attacks on America were launched from Canada, but the aggressors were mostly fellow Americans engaged in a secessionist struggle. Among the attacks were three daring naval commando expeditions against a prisoner-of-war camp on Johnsons Island in Lake Erie. </p>
<p>These Confederate operations on the Great Lakes remain largely unknown. However, some of the people involved did make more indelible marks in history, including a future Canadian prime minister, a renowned Victorian war correspondent, a beloved Catholic poet, a notorious presidential assassin, and a son of the abolitionist John Brown. </p>
<p>The improbable events linking these figures constitute a story worth telling and remembering. <i>Rebels on the Great Lakes</i> offers the first full account of the Confederate naval operations launched from Canada in 186364, describing forgotten military actions that ultimately had an unexpected impact on North Americas future.</p>
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<p>Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, a myth has persisted that the hijackers entered the United States from Canada. This is completely untrue. Nevertheless, there was a time during the U.S. Civil War when attacks on America were launched from Canada, but the aggressors were mostly fellow Americans engaged in a secessionist struggle. Among the attacks were three daring naval commando expeditions against a prisoner-of-war camp on Johnsons Island in Lake Erie. </p>
<p>These Confederate operations on the Great Lakes remain largely unknown. However, some of the people involved did make more indelible marks in history, including a future Canadian prime minister, a renowned Victorian war correspondent, a beloved Catholic poet, a notorious presidential assassin, and a son of the abolitionist John Brown. </p>
<p>The improbable events linking these figures constitute a story worth telling and remembering. <i>Rebels on the Great Lakes</i> offers the first full account of the Confederate naval operations launched from Canada in 186364, describing forgotten military actions that ultimately had an unexpected impact on North Americas future.</p>
<p></p>
<p>Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, a myth has persisted that the hijackers entered the United States from Canada. Nevertheless, there was a time the U.S. Civil War when assaults on America were launched from Canada, but the aggressors were mostly fellow Americans engaged in a secessionist struggle.</p>
John Bell was born in Montreal and grew up in Halifax. A senior archivist at Library and Archives Canada, he has written extensively on various aspects of Canadian history and culture. His most recent books are
<em>Confederate Seadog: John Taylor Wood in War and Exile</em> and I
<em>nvaders from the North: How Canada Conquered the Comic Book Universe</em>. He lives in Ottawa.
<em>Confederate Seadog: John Taylor Wood in War and Exile</em> and I
<em>nvaders from the North: How Canada Conquered the Comic Book Universe</em>. He lives in Ottawa.
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