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Christopher Klein is a history and travel writer and the author of two previous books. A frequent contributor to the Boston Globe and History.com, he has also written for the New York Times, National Geographic Traveler, Harvard Magazine, Red Sox Magazine, ESPN.com, Smithsonian.com, and mostrar más AmericanHeritage.com. Visit him at christopherklein.com. mostrar menos
Obras de Christopher Klein
When the Irish Invaded Canada: The Incredible True Story of the Civil War Veterans Who Fought for Ireland's Freedom (2019) 93 copias
Nine-to-five muss nicht sein!: Eine unfehlbare Anleitung zu finanzieller Freiheit und sicherem Vermögensaufbau… (2020) 3 copias
Die Faulbär-Strategie zur Million: Wie Du mit Indexfonds und ETFs (auch als Anfänger) intelligent und… (2017) 3 copias
Meine Gelddruckmaschine: Wie Du in 4 verblüffend einfachen Schritten vom Tellerwäscher zum Millionär… (2017) 2 copias
Geld sparen und clever reich werden: Geld sparen im Alltag mit automatisierbaren und praktikablen Spartipps, ganz ohne… (2020) 1 copia
Mein Geldbaum: Geld verstehen, Geld sparen, Geld verdienen und Geld anlegen - eine Schnellstartanleitung für… (2020) 1 copia
Erfolgreich werden: 99 geniale Tipps und Erfolgsstrategien der erfolgreichsten Menschen aller Zeiten für mehr… (2016) 1 copia
Millionnaire avec la stratégie du paresseux: Comment investir intelligemment et avec succès dans les fonds indiciels… (2019) 1 copia
Millionnaire avec la stratégie du paresseux: Comment investir intelligemment et avec succès dans les… (2019) 1 copia
Der Hamster verlässt das Rad: Der Weg zur finanziellen Freiheit und Autarkie - wie auch Anfänger online Geld… (2016) 1 copia
Nine to five muss nicht sein!: Eine unfehlbare Anleitung zu finanzieller Freiheit und sicherem Vermögensaufbau… (2018) 1 copia
Adieu métro - boulot - dodo !: Le guide complet sur la liberté financière et la construction… (2018) 1 copia
Futurama #1 1 copia
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Author Christopher Klein has skillfully woven Irish history into the American-Fenian saga. The tale is more complex than might be expected. At the end of the Civil War American policy was ambivalent toward Canada. Still lusting after Canadian territory and smarting from British outfitting of Confederate sea raiders, the American government was not above permitting the Fenians to upset the status quo in ways that may have evolved to America’s advantage. The United States interfered with, but did not totally obstruct, Fenian preparations and invasions, and sold them arms, so long as it was not done too obviously. Canada was in a time of transition. The British were pulling out, Canadians were assuming responsibility for their own affairs, including defense and British North American the colonies were considering, and achieved unity, partly in response to the Fenian threat. As we know the United States did not absorb Canada but it did negotiate a settlement of the Alabama claims against Britain arising out of damage to American shipping caused by the Confederate Navy vessel of that name.
This tome answers the obvious question of “How did Irish-American Fenians expect to obtain Irish independence by invading Canada?” Their goals were diverse. The invasions may have drawn British troops to Canada, thereby diminishing the numbers available to suppress insurrections in Ireland. They hoped to gain a foothold in Canada in which they would establish their own country that could issue letters of marque and could be traded for Irish independence. But how did they expect a few hundred or, even optimistically thousands, to achieve victory? There were lots of Irish and Catholic French Canadians in Canada who, the Fenians expected, would rise up at the news of an invasion. But why pick Canada as the target rather than Ireland itself? The United States permitted a greater degree of freedom in which to plan the invasions than Ireland and, for many, Canada was the only British territory within reach.
I am interested in Irish and Irish-American history so I was predisposed to like the subject of this work. I could not have anticipated how well Klein would weave his account into the centuries of Irish resistance to English rule. This story is typical of the Irish freedom fighters. They fought among themselves, were infiltrated by informers, had missed communications, unrealistic expectations, failures in organization, and yet raised money and established a government in exile that seem incredible. This story fits right into the continuum of insurrections including the 1798 “Year of the French”, the Young Irelanders of 1848, the 1916 Easter uprising and the Civil War that followed. I recommend “When The Irish Invaded Canada” to anyone with an interest in the history of Ireland, Canadian-American relations or just in search of a great story.… (más)