From yesterday’s anniversaries on Wikipedia . . .
(Apologies to Canadian readers. This was just too comical.)
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Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."
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Actually, I’d love to have a good book that covers the co-development of the USA and Canada into two separate countries. That is, the things that allowed Canada to remain dependent on Britain and America independent and how those lead to their growing national identities. I never had it covered in any history class I went to and feel totally ignorant of the subject. I’d love suggestions.
Nick,
The Americans did attempt to Canada involved in the Revolution. They sent a raiding party up into Canada, but it was terribly beaten. This would be getting to some speculation on my part, but I think geography had a major role. Canada has very few Atlantic ports, and the eastern seaboard of the US has plenty of them. This allowed the US to run through the blockades. It also allowed, in the end, for the French to be able to help us at sea.
Hmmm… back in the year 1812… Shucks, I just can’t bear to break those illusions down south.