Rabu, 22 Februari 2017

A Fractured America Unified Canada: Interview with John Boyko

Canadian author John Boyko’s book Blood and Daring: How Canada Fought the American Civil War and Forged a Nation delivers an astonishing picture of the complex and sometimes subversive relationships between the United States and its northern neighbor. Through the lives of a fugitive slave, high-profile politicians and spies and a cross-dressing nurse, Boyko tells …

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