Author: RICHARDSON, DAVID BLAIR
Title: Pig War Islands
Description: Eastsound, WA: Orcas Pub. Co, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ and boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.1 X 6.1 X 1.7 inches; 362 pages; The Pig War was an almost humorous border dispute between Britain and the US which started when a British owned pig got loose on the San Juan Islands and was shot by an American settler. Some characters involved were British Columbia Governor James Douglas, General Winfield Scott of the US Army and Captain Geoffrey Hornby of the Royal Navy, who changed history by not following orders.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .
Keywords: San Juan islands History::USA History::Canada
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Title: Pig War Islands
Description: Eastsound, WA: Orcas Pub. Co, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. DJ and boards show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.1 X 6.1 X 1.7 inches; 362 pages; The Pig War was an almost humorous border dispute between Britain and the US which started when a British owned pig got loose on the San Juan Islands and was shot by an American settler. Some characters involved were British Columbia Governor James Douglas, General Winfield Scott of the US Army and Captain Geoffrey Hornby of the Royal Navy, who changed history by not following orders.. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .
Keywords: San Juan islands History::USA History::Canada
Price: US$ 18.50 Seller: Ainsworth Books
- Book number: 20445
- Book number: 20445
See more books from our catalog: Americana::Washington::San Juan Islands