In the turbulent decade which produced the Canadian Confederation of 1867, a group of seasoned veterans of the American Civil War turned their attention to the conquest of Canada.
It recoun.
The Last Invasion of Canada vividly recaptures the drama of the decade.
They were know as the Fenians and they believed that the first step on the road to the liberation of Ireland was to invade Canada.
They were Irish-American revolutionaries -- unique because they fought under their own flag.
In the turbulent decade which produced the Canadian Confederation of 1867, a group of seasoned veterans of the American Civil War turned their attention to the conquest of Canada