Description In the later 19th century, French-Canadian Roman Catholic immigrants from Quebec were deemed a threat to the United States, potential terrorists in service of the Pope.
Vermette\'s groundbreaking study sets this neglected and poignant tale in the broader.
Books and newspapers floated the conspiracy theory that the immigrants seeking work in New England\'s burgeoning textile industry were actually plotting to annex parts of the United States to a newly independent Quebec.
Description In the later 19th century, French-Canadian Roman Catholic immigrants from Quebec were deemed a threat to the United States, potential terrorists in service of the Pope