Uncover Montreal's Hidden Civil War SecretsDuring the American Civil War, the Confederate governments largest foreign secret service base was in Montreal. Montreal, then the largest city in British North America, has kept secret its unique role in the American Civil War ever since.
Based on original archival research, Barry Sheehy challenges core tenets of the American Civil War narrative. Discover the surprising connections between Montreal and key figures like John Wilkes Booth, Jefferson Davis, and powerful American politicians.
Explore a gripping tale of espionage, political intrigue, and economic maneuvering that reveals a hidden chapter in North American history. For historians and anyone fascinated by the untold stories of the Civil War.
"One of the most important keys to understanding John Wilkes Booth and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln is the role of the Confederate operations in Montreal. It has received too little attention from historians – until now. Barry Sheehy lays out the case for the involvement of the Confederates in a concise and convincing manner showing once and for all that Booth could not have carried out his plot without their direct help. It is about time." —Ed Steers, author, Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
"A lively and graphically rich exposé of Rebel operations engineered north of the North . . . John Wilkes Booth's Montreal connections have been firmly established by others. Sheeh follows its evolution from kidnapping to assassination. The authors even speculate that the idea of killing Lincoln may well have been planted in Booth's mind by people surrounding him in Montreal." —Gordon Berg,America's Civil War
"Sheehy skillfully spins tales of intrigue and treachery that challenge mainstream interpretations of the American Civil War and Canada’s role in it." —John Boyl“©
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