BOOK TALK | David Wilson- Canadian Spy Story: Irish Revolutionaries and the Secret Police

DETAILS AND REGISTRATION:

Join Professor David A. Wilson for a presentation on Canadian Fenians underlining their presence in Quebec City. His presentation derives from his recently published book, Canadian Spy Story: Irish Revolutionaries and the Secret Police.

This event is hosted by Irish Heritage Quebec and is open to the public.

Refreshments will be served and parking stubs for Îlot St-Patrick will be validated. 

McMahon Hall
1145 de Salaberry
Quebec City, QC G1R 2V7

David A. Wilson is professor of Celtic Studies and history at the University of Toronto, the author of Thomas D’Arcy McGee, volumes 1 and 2, the editor of Irish Nationalism in Canada, and the General Editor of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography.

about the book

In Canadian Spy Story David Wilson takes readers into a dark and dangerous world of betrayal and deception, spies and informers, invasion and assassination, spanning Canada, the United States, Ireland, and Britain. In Canada there were Fenian secret societies in urban areas, including Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto, and in some rural townships, all part of a wider North American network. Wilson tells the tale of Irishmen who attempted to liberate their country from British rule, and the Canadian secret police who infiltrated their revolutionary cells and worked their way to the top of the organization. With surprises at every turn, the story includes a sex scandal that nearly brought Canadian spy operations crashing down, as well as reports from Toronto about a plot to assassinate Queen Victoria.