{"product_id":"a-chatham-kent-tapestry-jim-gilbert-9781771963008","title":"A Chatham-Kent Tapestry: A Visual History to 1950","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1895, the bustling town of Chatham, Ontario--then 8,000 strong--celebrated cityhood some 100 years after the first European settlers put down roots where McGregor's Creek meets the Thames River. Carefully curated from the surviving negatives of the Chatham Daily News and other collections of the Chatham-Kent Museum, \u003cem\u003eA Chatham-Kent Tapestry\u003c\/em\u003e uses photographs to tell the remarkable history of one of the oldest communities in Upper Canada. From its origins as a naval dockyard and its role as an Underground Railroad terminus to the sugar beet fields and the factories of Gray-Dort, this stunning visual history captures the men and women who built Chatham at work and at play, weathering the changes of life in Ontario's industrial heartland. Meticulously researched and handsomely designed, \u003cem\u003eA Chatham-Kent Tapestry: A Visual History to 1950\u003c\/em\u003e is a \"must-have\" book for all who call this city home, and local history lovers everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Gilbert, Lisa Gilbert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 177196300X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771963008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioasis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 9.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Jim Gilbert","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46721341849855,"sku":"9781771963008","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0becc5c7-3462-4cf8-a698-1b122d6997aa.jpg?v=1742752572","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-chatham-kent-tapestry-jim-gilbert-9781771963008","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}