Details
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Title
Blood and Daring: How Canada Fought the American Civil War and Forged a Nation
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Author
Boyko, John
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Binding
Paperback
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Edition
First Edition
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Condition
Used - Very Good+
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Pages
368
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Volumes
1
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Language
ENG
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Publisher
Vintage Canada, Toronto
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Date
2014
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Illustrated
Yes
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Features
Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
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Bookseller's Inventory #
053576
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ISBN
9780307361462 / 0307361462
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Weight
0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
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Dimensions
9 x 6 x 1.1 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.79 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Cultural Region: Canadian
- Topical: Civil War
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Dewey Decimal Code
973.709
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John Boyko is the author of 4 previous books, including the critically acclaimed Bennett: The Rebel Who Challenged and Changed a Nation and Last Steps to Freedom: The Evolution of Canadian Racism. He is a teacher and administrator at Lakefield College School, and an op-ed contributor to newspapers across Canada. The author lives in Lakefield, ON.
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Praise for Blood and Daring:
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"A wonderful and seamless popular history full of colourful characters, intrigue and political backstabbing of the first order." National Post
"A thrilling, near-theatrical look at the years leading up to Confederation.... The...protagonists are...cleverly selected to round out the account.... The authoritative narration is clear, precise, and entirely enjoyable for non-scholars. The book presents a startlingly unfamiliar and ominously dangerous period in Canadian-American relations; the world's longest undefended border was in danger of bursting into flames, unless a unified country could emerge from the tangle of British colonies. It's the birth of Canada in all its glory and muck." Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Boyko has spun a compelling narrative. Better still, it's supported by just the right measure of academic rigour." Winnipeg Free Press
"A fast-paced read, and Boyko skillfully weaves together the complex and conflict-filled Canadian, British and American wartime policy." The Globe and Mail
About the author
JOHN BOYKO is the author of seven previous books, including Cold Fire: Kennedy's Northern Front, which was shortlisted for the J.W. Dafoe Literary Award for non-fiction, and Blood and Daring: How Canada Fought the American Civil War and Forged a Nation, which was shortlisted for a Governor General's Literary Award for its English-to-French translation, Voisins et ennemis. La guerre de Scession et l'invention du Canada. Boyko is an op-ed contributor to the Globe and Mail, Calgary Herald, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, Maclean's, and more. He also writes entries for the Canadian Encyclopedia. Boyko has earned degrees from Trent, Queen's and McMaster universities, served on and chaired many boards, and been elected to municipal office. He lives in Lakefield, Ontario.