Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68: The British Navy's Show of Force at the Time of Confederation

by Laura Peetoom

Book Overview

Gunboats on the Great Lakes tells the story of the three British gunboats which patrolled the Great Lakes as the politicians finalized the Confederation deal, and Irish nationalists recruited Civil War veterans and staged armed raids on Canada. The Fenians, a secret society of Irish immigrants in the United States, decided to attack Canada with the aim of seizing power in the remaining colonies and using them as bargaining chips with Britain. Their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1459411226
• ISBN13: 9781459411227
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Formac Publishing Company Limited
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7