From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge
Canada and the Civil War

Thank you NetGalley and Tantor Audio for accepting my request to audibly read and review From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge. Author: Brian Martin Published: 10/25/22 Narrator: Chris Sorensen Genre: History -- Nonfiction (Adult) Chris Sorensen did a nice job narrating. His voice and animations we......more

This is a fascinating history of the relationship between Canada, the U.S., and the Confederacy. Initially, as part of the British Empire, Canada had outlawed slavery earlier and thus had some sympathy for the Federal cause. Later, especially as there sprung up beliefs in annexation by the United St......more

Living in Southern Ontario, I have a general idea of Canada's inolvement in the Underground Railroad, but hadn't really thought about the impact the American Civil War had on Canada. We tend to think of history as a series of discrete events that happened at a certain place in a certain order. From......more

I rated this book 4 stars and would have considered 5, but for some errors and how it was wrapped up. That said, I learned a lot about how much the Ontario territory played in the support and refuge of confederates, both political and military. I was aware – in a general sense – of western Ontario an......more

From Underground Railroad to Rebel Refuge, written by Brian Martin and narrated by Chris Sorensen, presents a detailed and, at least to many from the United States, little known history of people in flight to Canada. I listened to the audiobook and found the narration to be very good, a nice mix of s......more