{"product_id":"the-colony-9781764066204","title":"The Colony","description":"\u003cp\u003eScotland 1698. A nation on its knees, crippled by famine, poverty and economic ruin. Desperate to reverse their fortunes, the Scots embark on an audacious plan to establish a colony on the untamed shores of the Darien Peninsula. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJamie Buchanan, a criminal lawyer fleeing Glasgow's underworld, reluctantly finds himself aboard the fleet of ships bound for Panama, alongside nine hundred other souls chasing the promise of a new beginning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e What awaits is a world more savage than they ever imagined. As desperation grows, the settlers find themselves caught between duty, ambition and survival. In a land where fortunes rise and fall with the tide, how far will you go to outrun the past?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is an imagining of one of the truly astounding episodes of Scottish history. An extraordinary tale of a small country punching above its weight and the men and women at the heart of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Pollock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781764066204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 382\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d","brand":"Daniel Pollock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45396486652085,"sku":"9781764066204","price":19.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ef07738f-7990-4d1e-ae34-dc69336e39cb.jpg?v=1747750059","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-colony-9781764066204","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}