The North Star: Canada and the Civil War Plots Against Lincoln (Julian Sher - CH) james The decision of California’s first

The decision of California’s first voters to exclude slavery from the state but to enact virulently racist legislation encouraged Southerners’ hope that

many would never be able to fight again

the experiences of medical officers in the field

Edited by Chris Mackowski and Dan Welch

The North Star: Canada and the Civil War Plots Against Lincoln (Julian Sher - CH) james The decision of California’s firstby Julian Sher FINALIST FOR THE MAVIS GALLANT PRIZE FOR NON FICTION LONGLISTED FOR THE J. W. DAFOE BOOK PRIZE A riveting account of the years, months and days leading up to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and the unexpected ways Canadians were involved in every aspect of the American Civil War. Canadians have long taken pride in being on the good side of the American Civil War, serving as a haven for 30,000 escaped slaves on the