Now available in paperback, the second work of history in James Laxer's North American trilogy looks at the turbulent 1860s, the decade that defined North America.

Award-winning author James Laxer has written many books and appears regularly on television discussions of issues of the day. He is a professor of political science at York University in Toronto.
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