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Blood and Daring will change our views not just of Canada’s relationship with the USA, but of the Civil War, Confederation and Canada itself.
In Blood and Daring, lauded historian John Boyko makes a compelling argument that Confederation occurred when and as it did in large part as a result of the pressures of the Civil War. Many readers can be shocked by Canada’s deep connection to the war–Canadians fought in each major battle, supplied arms to the South, and lots of key Confederate meetings took place on Canadian soil. Boyko gives Americans a new understanding of the North American context of the war, and also shows how the political climate of the time created a more unified Canada, one that used to be in a position to successfully oppose American expansion.
Filled with engaging stories and astonishing facts from prior to now unaccessed number one sources, Boyko’s fascinating new interpretation of the war will appeal to all readers of history. Blood and Daring will change our views not just of Canada’s relationship with the USA, but of Confederation itself.