{"product_id":"cadillacs-detroit-9798330296828","title":"Cadillac's Detroit","description":"\u003cp\u003eCadillac's Detroit is the action-packed, adventure-filled, historical fiction sequel to The Straits of Detroit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat's in the novel? Murder, arson, fraud, and desertion. Smuggling, adultery, corruption, and cannibalism. Greed, conspiracy, and treachery. A plague, two sieges, and more! And it all actually happened in the Cadillac years, 1701-1712. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Antoine Cadillac founded D?troit, his plan was to build a multicultural trade center for military and economic purposes. The fort was built to stop fur smuggling and to keep the English out of the Great Lakes region. The trading post was built to expand French trade and influence with the Native Americans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite powerful enemies in government, business, the church, and hostile Indian tribes, Cadillac and D?troit survived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the exciting story of the early years of Detroit and the French pioneers who lived amongst the Indians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Read a Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798330296828\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.22d","brand":"Charles G. Bird","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44792573853877,"sku":"9798330296828","price":29.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8158a8a7-6ad6-40a3-aa5a-875d721ffaac.jpg?v=1731426663","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/cadillacs-detroit-9798330296828","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}