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Gunboats on the Lower Lakes During the Fenian Scare

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Title:Gunboats on the Lower Lakes During the Fenian Scare
Author:
Landon, Fred   
(21 of 37 for author by title)
Henry Bibb, a Colonizer
From Chatham to Harper’s Ferry
Published:   1963
Publisher:National Museum of the Great Lakes
Tags:Canadiana, history, non-fiction, Upper Canada, Great Lakes
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In the mid to late 1860's, Irish patriots known as Fenians attempted to raise rebellion in Upper Canada. They crossed the Great Lakes from the United States. In response, the British government and then the Canadian government purchased or built several ships on Lakes Ontario, Erie and Huron to defend against these threats. [Suggest a different description.]

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Fred Landon (1880-1969) was a Canadian historian. He worked as journalist and a librarian and then was hired by the University of Western Ontario. 25 years later he was Dean of graduate studies. Landon wrote books and articles on the history of early Ontario. Some of his notable articles studied the history of African Canadians in Upper Canada. (Ontario Historical Society)

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