{"product_id":"frontier-farewell-9780889773615","title":"Frontier Farewell","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThus 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold with wit, sensitivity, and panache, Frontier Farewell 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","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48272934207739,"sku":"9780889773615","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_507a8178-e848-4db4-a787-07657654d067.jpg?v=1770998966","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/frontier-farewell-9780889773615","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}