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Dixie & the Dominion by Adam Mayers

Dixie & the Dominion

Canada, the Confederacy, and the War for the Union

Adam Mayers

Dundurn Press · Print & ebook · October 1, 2003

Civil War EraCanadian Military HistoryPre-Confederation Canada
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Who it’s for
Trace how the Civil War’s final year shaped Canada’s security and political future.
Genres
Pre-Confederation Canada, Civil War Era, Canadian Military History
Published
Dundurn Press, October 1, 2003

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About this book

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.

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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.

Canada’s War Years

Trace how the Civil War’s final year shaped Canada’s security and political future.

Come here for

  • Confederate spies and saboteurs sent to Canada during the war’s final year
  • Brown and Macdonald’s unlikely political partnership

Expect

  • The 1864–65 frontier mission and its threat to draw Canada and Britain into war
  • The political pact that helped create the Dominion in 1867

Where it sits

Civil War Era93%
Pre-Confederation Canada54%
Canadian Military History36%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • History
  • Canadian History
Authors
Adam Mayers
Publisher
Dundurn Press
Published
October 1, 2003
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
History