{"product_id":"miss-confederation-the-diary-of-mercy-anne-coles-9781459739673","title":"Miss Confederation: The Diary of Mercy Anne Coles","description":"\u003cb\u003eHistory without the stiffness and polish time creates.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Canada's journey to Confederation kicked off with a bang -- or rather, a circus, a civil war (the American one), a small fortune's worth of champagne, and a lot of making love -- in the old-fashioned sense. \u003ci\u003eMiss Confederation\u003c\/i\u003e offers a rare look back, through a woman's eyes, at the men and events at the centre of this pivotal time in Canada's history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mercy Anne Coles, the daughter of PEI delegate George Coles, kept a diary of the social happenings and political manoeuvrings as they affected her and her desires. A unique historical document, her diary is now being published for the first time, offering a window into the events that led to Canada's creation, from a point of view that has long been neglected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459739673\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.40d","brand":"Anne McDonald","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45302224912565,"sku":"9781459739673","price":19.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6b98df74-ab2e-4675-baad-535959b67c95.jpg?v=1744724718","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/miss-confederation-the-diary-of-mercy-anne-coles-9781459739673","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}