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The Pig War
- Author
- Emma Bland Smith
- Narrator
- L.J. Ganser
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 25 April 2023
- Run Time
- 20 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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 brings to life this true story of how two great
nations once almost went to war—but learned to share instead.
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Details
- Author
- Emma Bland Smith
- Narrator
- L.J. Ganser
- Duration
- 20 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 April 2023
- ISBN
- 9798889560685
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage general interest: Warfare, battles, armed forces, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Politics, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past
Synopsis
It’s 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 brings to life this true story of how two great nations once almost went to war—but learned to share instead.
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