{"product_id":"9781554889884","title":"Rebels on the Great Lakes: Confederate Naval Commando Operations Launched from Canada, 1863-1864","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1863–1864, Confederate naval operations were launched from Canada against America, with an unexpected impact on North America’s future. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the terrorist attacks of 9\/11, a myth has persisted that the hijackers entered the United States from Canada. This is completely untrue. Nevertheless, there was a time  during the U.S. Civil War  when attacks on America were launched from Canada, but the aggressors were mostly fellow Americans engaged in a secessionist struggle. Among the attacks were three daring naval commando expeditions against a prisoner-of-war camp on Johnsons Island in Lake Erie. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese Confederate operations on the Great Lakes remain largely unknown. However, some of the people involved did make more indelible marks in history, including a future Canadian prime minister, a renowned Victorian war correspondent, a beloved Catholic poet, a notorious presidential assassin, and a son of the abolitionist John Brown. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe improbable events linking these figures constitute a story worth telling and remembering. \u003ci\u003eRebels on the Great Lakes\u003c\/i\u003e offers the first full account of the Confederate naval operations launched from Canada in 186364, describing forgotten military actions that ultimately had an unexpected impact on North Americas future.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47170822766832,"sku":"9781554889884","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781554889884_p0.jpg?v=1763785487","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781554889884","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}