{"product_id":"9781554889976","title":"Canada on the Doorstep: 1939","description":"\u003cp\u003eThings were very different in 1939 — a pivotal year when Canada wavered on the doorstep of a clouded future. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome years are more spectacular than others, and 1939 was no exception. Canada was a different place: steak was twenty-nine cents a pound and a brand-new Ford coupe could be bought for just $856. It was a year when the king and queen toured Canada and wowed  to use a showbiz term  everyone from Toronto and Vancouver to Gogama and Craigellachie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was also a year when Canada wavered on the doorstep of a clouded future: isolation and neutrality or the continued embrace of the British Empire? The onset of war  and the Royal Visit  settled all that as Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King beat back external and internal threats to keep the tapestry of national unity from unraveling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough Canada on the Doorstep you’ll discover the births, deaths, storms, international intrigue, and politics that made 1939 so memorable.\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181650231536,"sku":"9781554889976","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781554889976_p0.jpg?v=1763753561","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781554889976","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}