The Pig War: How a Porcine Tragedy Taught England and America to Share Emma Bland Smith

The Pig War: How a Porcine Tragedy Taught England and America to Share

Author: Emma Bland Smith
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Book Title
The Pig War: How a Porcine Tragedy Taught England and America to Share
Author
Emma Bland Smith
ISBN
9781684371716
Here is a true story of how the great nations of America and England almost went to war in 1859 over a pig--but learned to share instead. In 1859, the British and Americans coexist on the small island of San Juan, located off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. They are on fairly good terms--until one fateful morning when an innocent hog owned by a British man has the misfortune to eat some potatoes on an American farmer's land. In a moment of rash anger, Lyman Cutlar shoots Charles Griffin's pig, inadvertently almost bringing the two nations to war. Tensions flare, armies gather, cannons are rolled out . . . all because of a pig Emma Bland Smith's humorous text and Alison Jay's folksy illustrations combine in this whimsical nonfiction picture book that models the principles of peaceful conflict resolution.Binding Type: HardcoverAuthor: Emma Bland SmithPublisher: Calkins Creek BooksPublished: 11/10/2020ISBN: 9781684371716Pages: 48Weight: 1.10lbsSize: 10.10h x 10.00w x 0.50d
Here is a true story of how the great nations of America and England almost went to war in 1859 over a pig--but learned to share instead.

In 1859, the British and Americans coexist on the small island of San Juan, located off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. They are on fairly good terms--until one fateful morning when an innocent hog owned by a British man has the misfortune to eat some potatoes on an American farmer's land. In a moment of rash anger, Lyman Cutlar shoots Charles Griffin's pig, inadvertently almost bringing the two nations to war. Tensions flare, armies gather, cannons are rolled out . . . all because of a pig Emma Bland Smith's humorous text and Alison Jay's folksy illustrations combine in this whimsical nonfiction picture book that models the principles of peaceful conflict resolution.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Emma Bland Smith
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
Published: 11/10/2020
ISBN: 9781684371716
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 10.10h x 10.00w x 0.50d
Here is a true story of how the great nations of America and England almost went to war in 1859 over a pig--but learned to share instead.

In 1859, the British and Americans coexist on the small island of San Juan, located off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. They are on fairly good terms--until one fateful morning when an innocent hog owned by a British man has the misfortune to eat some potatoes on an American farmer's land. In a moment of rash anger, Lyman Cutlar shoots Charles Griffin's pig, inadvertently almost bringing the two nations to war. Tensions flare, armies gather, cannons are rolled out . . . all because of a pig Emma Bland Smith's humorous text and Alison Jay's folksy illustrations combine in this whimsical nonfiction picture book that models the principles of peaceful conflict resolution.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Emma Bland Smith
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
Published: 11/10/2020
ISBN: 9781684371716
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 10.10h x 10.00w x 0.50d