The Disputed Islands Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times The San Juans, 1850-1874 - Paperback

by Boyd C. Pratt (Author)

An American farmer shoots an English pig, sparking a war over an international boundary. Explore the disputed islands through the ordinary lives of the multi-ethnic, polyglot communities that lived in the San Juans during this conflict: how these islanders make their homes, work and socialize, and resolve their differences.