American refugees : turning to Canada for freedom / Rita Shelton Deverell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Deverell, Rita Shelton, 1945- author.

Series:

Regina collection.

The Regina collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Americans--Canada--History.

Americans.

Canada--Emigration and immigration.

Canada.

United States--Emigration and immigration.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 270 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada : University of Regina Press, [2019]

Summary:

"When it became clear that Donald Trump would become the new US president on election night in 2016, the website for Citizenship and Immigration Canada crashed. It was overwhelmed by Americans afraid that the United States would once again enter a period of intolerance and military aggression. In American Refugees, Rita Shelton Deverell shows that from the Revolutionary War to the Underground Railroad through to McCarthyism and Vietnam, Americans have fled to Canada in times of crisis. Many still flee. All have sought better lives, while helping to shape Canada into the country it is today."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : allegiance to all her heirs and successors

Opening snapshots: loyal to what and to whom?

Canadian loyalty tested: the defensive spots

American loyalty tested: the McCarthy era

Faces turned toward Canada: Vietnam War resisters

Closing snapshots: their status is "pending"

Epilogue : build on it.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-268).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780889776272

088977627X

9780889776265

0889776261