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From underground railroad to rebel refuge : Canada and the Civil War
- Title
- From underground railroad to rebel refuge : Canada and the Civil War / Brian Martin.
- Author
- Martin, Brian, 1950-
- Publication
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada : ECW Press, [2022]
- ©2022
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Details
- Description
- 351 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, photographs; 23 cm
- Summary
- "Filled with engaging stories and astonishing facts, From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge examines the role of Canadians in the American Civil War Despite all we know about the Civil War, its causes, battles, characters, issues, impacts, and legacy, few books have explored Canada's role in the bloody conflict that claimed more than 600,000 lives. A surprising 20 thousand Canadians went south to take up arms on both sides of the conflict, while thousands of enslaved people, draft dodgers, deserters, recruiters, plotters, and spies fled northward to take shelter in the attic that is Canada. Though many escaped slavery and found safety through the Underground Railroad, they were later joined by KKK members wanted for murder. Confederate President Jefferson Davis along with several of his emissaries and generals found refuge on Canadian soil, and many plantation owners moved north of the border. Award-winning journalist Brian Martin will open eyes in both Canada and the United States about how the two countries and their citizens interacted during the Civil War and the troubled times that surrounded it."--
- Subjects
- United States
- Underground Railroad
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
- Canada
- United States > Confederate States of America
- African Americans > History
- History
- 1861-1865
- American Civil War > (United States : > 1861-1865)
- Military participation > Canadian
- Underground Railroad > Canada > History
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, Foreign
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-328) and index.
- Contents
- An incident along the Niagara -- Slavery and freedom in a British colony -- Life in a safe harbour -- Above the troubled fray -- "A trifling difference of opinion" -- Canadians in the Union Blue and Rebel Grey -- Skedaddling, crimping, and deserting -- Buyers, plotters, and spies -- Raiders, brigands, and assassins -- The lure of Niagara -- The Ku Klux connection -- Southerners choose London -- An international incident -- Trafficking in hate.
- Call Number
- Sc D 23-627
- ISBN
- 9781770416383
- 1770416382
- LCCN
- 2021388206
- OCLC
- 1309870917
- Author
- Martin, Brian, 1950- author.
- Title
- From underground railroad to rebel refuge : Canada and the Civil War / Brian Martin.
- Publisher
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada : ECW Press, [2022]
- Copyright Date
- ©2022
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-328) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1861-1865
- Research Call Number
- Sc D 23-627