Guns Across the River: The Battle of the Windmill, 1838

by Donald E. Graves

In 1838, seeing political turbulence in Canada as an opportunity, a clandestine American organization, the Patriot Hunters, launched a series of attacks across the border. The Hunters hoped to duplicate the success of the Texas rebellion two years before when Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie fought to establish a

Genres: History, Nonfiction

336 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2001

About the author

Donald Edward Graves is a military historian who has worked for the Canadian National Historic Sites Service, the National Archives of Canada and the Canadian Department of National Defence. He is currently the director of Ensign Heritage Group.

Reviews

[The Master · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic account of an incident in Canadian-American history that is not only largely forgotten about, but hardly even known about. Great detail and a cast of interesting characters.