{"product_id":"hardscrabble-the-high-cost-of-free-land-paperback","title":"Hardscrabble: The High Cost of Free Land - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonna E. Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJ. Patrick Boyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tale of deception and adversity, \u003cem\u003eHardscrabble\u003c\/em\u003e tells how unscrupulous politicians, emigration agents, and philanthropists lured impoverished emigrants to farm the Muskoka backwoods in the 1870s. What these new settlers weren't told was that their land was situated on the rocky Canadian Shield.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonna E. Williams is a writer and freelance editor. Following a 30-year career in trade book and magazine publishing, she returned to the University of Toronto and completed an M.A. in history. \u003ci\u003eHardscrabble\u003c\/i\u003e is based on her master's thesis. She lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.96 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760719495456,"sku":"9781459708044","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ee9a991bd597d7ce8090f7a2376a86e4.webp?v=1780187968","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/hardscrabble-the-high-cost-of-free-land-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}