{"product_id":"9781459739697","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 A unique historical document, her diary is now being published for the first time, offering a window into the events that led to Canada’s creation, from a point of view that has long been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.","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166411702512,"sku":"9781459739697","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781459739697_p0.jpg?v=1763878533","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781459739697","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}