The North Star -- Canada and the Civil War Plots Against Lincoln

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Julian Sher's latest book, The North Star—Canada and the Civil War Plots Against Lincoln, will be released on April 25th. It has been praised by assassination historians, including Ed Steers and Dave Taylor. The book looks at how the Confederacy utilized Canada to their advantage, as well as at the lives of several Canadians who played instrumental roles in the war and in the pursuit of John Wilkes Booth.

Julian Sher is an award-winning journalist and the author of six widely-acclaimed books, including White Hoods: Canada’s Ku Klux Klan and "Until You Are Dead”: Steven Truscott’s Long Ride into History. As an investigative reporter, he worked for The Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail. He was the Senior Producer of CBC’s The Fifth Estate, Canada’s premier investigative TV program for five years. He has directed and written major documentaries, covering wars and intrigue across the globe. His documentary Nuclear Jihad, produced for The New York Times and CBC, won the broadcast equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize. His latest film, Ghosts of Afghanistan, won three top Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Documentary. He is also active in protecting media freedoms, as a Senior Fellow at Toronto Metropolitan University’s Centre for Free Expression and working with Journalists for Human Rights.

The Amazon link is: https://www.amazon.com/North-Star-Canada...107&sr=1-3