{"product_id":"castorland-french-refugees-in-the-western-adirondacks-1793-1814-paperback","title":"Castorland: French Refugees in the Western Adirondacks, 1793-1814 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdith Pilcher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCastorland, \"the land of beavers,\" is a vast tract on the Black River between Lowville and Carthage in Lewis County, New York. Two hundred years ago, nobility and clergy retreating from the French Revolution founded settlements in this area. Drawing on the Castorland Journal, a day-to-day account kept by Simon Desjardins and Pierre Pharoux, Edith Pilcher presents a wealth of facts about this unique community and its failed struggle to establish an American haven for French exiles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdith Pilcher, an Adirondack historian, is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Constables: First Family of the Adirondacks\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUp the Lake Road\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCastorland: French Refugees in the Western Adirondacks, 1793-1814.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 254\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9.01 x 7.97 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131434733703,"sku":"9780801478253","price":53.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/8ce8a51a17e6b5667b85941e7ff49b05.webp?v=1732618984","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/castorland-french-refugees-in-the-western-adirondacks-1793-1814-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}