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Canadian spy story : Irish revolutionaries and the secret police / David A. Wilson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, David A., 1950- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fenian Brotherhood.
- Fenians.
- Spies--Canada--History--19th century.
- Spies.
- Secret service--Canada--History--19th century.
- Secret service.
- Canada--History--Fenian Invasions, 1866-1870--Secret service.
- Canada.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxxi, 535 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2022]
- Contents:
- "Such a Prospect of Success": Ireland and America, 1858-66
- "A Strange Fact": History and Historiography
- "Relatively Obscure Men": Finding the Fenians in Canada
- "The Foremost City of America": St Patrick's Day, Toronto, 1858
- "A Regular Fenian Organization": Extending the Brotherhood in Canada
- "An Air of Mystery": Intelligence Efforts, Intelligence Failures
- "Imminent Danger": The Threat of Invasion, 1865-66
- "The Republic of Emmetta": Fenian Designs on New Brunswick
- "The Irish Army of Liberation": Secret Operations and the Battle of Ridgeway
- "Known Rebbles": Challenges and Opportunities
- "Best-Laid Schemes": Infiltrating the Fenian Brotherhood
- "Gang Aft Agley": Charles Clarke's Downfall
- "Bitterness and Deadly Hatred": The Crackdown on Fenians in Canada
- "The Best 'Card' We Have Got Yet": Henri Le Caron
- "Practical Evidence of Our Sincerity": Eccles Hill and Trout River, 1870
- "His Wild Enterprize": Red River
- "The True and Faithful Few"
- "Contrary to All Expectations."
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-511) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Wilson, David A., 1950- Canadian spy story.
- ISBN:
- 9780228013617 (electronic bk.)
- 0228013615 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40031183641
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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