Project Gutenberg 2006-10-22 Public domain in the USA. 156 MacDonald, John A. (John Alexander) 1846 1922 Troublous Times in Canada A History of the Fenian Raids of 1866 and 1870 Produced by Gardner Buchanan "Troublous Times in Canada" by Capt. John A. MacDonald is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work focuses on the Fenian Raids of 1866 and 1870, detailing the attempts by Irish nationalists to invade Canada from the United States during a turbulent period in Irish-British relations. The author, a veteran of these campaigns, aims to shed light on the bravery of Canadian volunteers who defended their homeland against these invasions. At the start of the narrative, MacDonald sets the stage by outlining the political climate in Ireland and the rise of the Fenian Brotherhood in the 1850s and 1860s. The author describes the motivations behind the Fenian invasions, identifying key figures and events leading up to the raids. He emphasizes the lack of awareness among contemporary Canadians regarding these significant historical events, positioning the Fenians not just as aggressors but as part of a larger quest for Irish independence that had far-reaching implications for both Canada and Britain at the time. The opening chapters provide a glimpse of the tensions building along the Canadian border and the anxious preparations of volunteers responding to the imminent threat of invasion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Canada -- History -- Fenian Invasions, 1866-1870 Fenians F1001 Text Canada Category: History - American Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 606000 2025-07-08T09:52:14.764085 text/html 605821 2025-01-08T10:34:37.916600 text/html 292192 2025-07-08T09:52:23.394040 application/epub+zip 298356 2025-07-08T09:52:17.794049 application/epub+zip 288503 2025-07-08T09:52:16.588063 application/epub+zip 548834 2025-07-08T09:52:27.888987 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509290 2025-07-08T09:52:22.492060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485481 2022-09-09T10:19:01.733154 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 564648 2025-07-08T09:52:14.233126 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 564536 2006-10-22T08:17:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18515 2025-07-08T09:52:28.014980 application/rdf+xml 14334 2025-07-08T09:52:17.073071 image/jpeg 3927 2025-07-08T09:52:16.831034 image/jpeg 200272 2006-10-22T08:17:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 286017 2025-07-08T09:52:14.806079 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog