Montreal, City of Secrets

“One of the most important keys to understanding John Wilkes Booth and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln is the role of the Confederate operations in Montreal. It has received too little attention from historians – One of the most important keys to understanding John Wilkes Booth and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln is the role of the Confederate operations in Montreal. It has received too little attention from historians — until now. Barry Sheehy lays out the case for the involvement of the Confederates in a concise and convincing manner showing once and for all that Booth could not have carried out his plot without their direct help. It is about time.” – Edward Steers, author of Blood on the Moon, The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln “Sheehy has made an important contribution to our understanding of the American Civil War and how Canada was both involved in and shaped by it. Montreal emerges as a magnet that attracted dreamers, schemers, opportunists, and assassins. The many photographs of people and places help bring the people and places of this fascinating story to life. The book challenges preconceived notions of Abraham Lincoln, Sir John A. Macdonald, the Confederacy, the war, Montreal, and Canada’s birth.” – John Boyko, author of the bestseller Blood and Daring: How Canada Fought the American Civil War and Forged a Nation