Author Christopher Klein Discusses 'When the Irish Invaded Canada' at Lawrence Heritage State Park
Author and history writer Christopher Klein is giving a lecture and reading from his new book, When the Irish Invaded Canada, at the at the Lawrence Heritage State Park at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, 2019. It is free and open to the public.
The event is part of Lawrence's Irish Heritage Month, which celebrates the city's unique Irish heritage and traditions.
Well-regarded by New
England audiences for his biography Strong
Boy: the Life and Times of John L. Sullivan, Klein’s new book takes readers on an audacious historical
journey to the late 1860s, when Civil War veterans, many of them born in
Ireland, hatched a plot to invade Canada to strike a blow against the British
Empire. This radicalized and idealistic
group, patriotic to both Ireland and the United States, hoped to undermine
Britain’s centuries-long oppression of Ireland by causing a disruption in
Canada, known as British North America.
Klein is also talking about his book at the Boston Public Library on March 14, and in other New England venues. Here is Chris' schedule.
Find year round details on Irish activities at IrishMassachusetts.com.
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