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How the U.S., Canada, and Mexico transformed into nations
In a fast-paced narrative of soaring ideals and sordid politics, the award-winning historian Alan Taylor presents a pivotal twenty-year period in which North America’s three largest countries transformed themselves into nations. The American Civil War stands at the center of the story, its military history and the drama of emancipation the highlights. The Civil War created a continental power vacuum that allowed French forces to invade Mexico in 1862 and set up an empire ruled by a Habsburg archduke. Canada was meantime fending off a potential rupture between French-speaking Catholics in Quebec and English-speakers in Ontario.
Vivid characters carry the story in this masterful history of the Civil War and its reverberations across the continent.
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"Given the momentous events and delicious cast of characters, as well as the two-time Pulitzer winner’s masterful storytelling skills, it’s no surprise that the book is nearly impossible to put down."―Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Additional Book Details
Pages: | 672 |
Release Date: | May 21, 2024 |
ISBN: | 9781324035282 |
Club ID: | 1429911 |
Format: | Regular Print |