{"product_id":"9780889771932","title":"Frontier Farewell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"'Buffalo!' The old horseman struggled to his feet and boldly began his toast with glass held high, his weather-worn visage conspicuous in the room full of young men. Then 'BUFFALO,' this time more quietly. Then, after a long pause, 'buffalo,' almost in a whisper...\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n Thus Garrett Wilson introduces his epic account of the 1870s, a decade that saw unprecedented changes come to the Great Plains of North America: famine, fire, and pestilence--the disappearance of the buffalo--the last stand of the Sioux and the Metis--the Boundary Survey and the \"March West\" of the North-West Mounted Police--men like Dumont, Walsh, Macleod, and Sitting Bull--all encompassed within a brief 10 years, which saw the disappearance of the Old West, and the birth of a new society.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n Told with wit, sensitivity, and panache, \u003cem\u003eFrontier Farewell\u003c\/em\u003e explodes old myths and brings new perspectives to this pivotal era in the development of the North American West.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Garrett Wilson (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":52465411129504,"sku":"9780889771932","price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/BNCImageAPI_b192ea38-bc35-4ffe-9b43-d64a7c2916a7.jpg?v=1746902176","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780889771932","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}