{"product_id":"making-muskoka-andrew-watson-9780774867849","title":"Making Muskoka: Tourism, Rural Identity, and Sustainability, 1870-1920","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUncovers the transformation of Muskoka from an Indigenous, rural homeland to a playground for tourists and cottagers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e At the turn of the twentieth century, Muskoka underwent a profound transition. Over this period, settler colonialism upended Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee communities. However, settlers discovered that the land was unsuited for farming, and soon thereafter tourism became a fact of life. Andrew Watson examines rural identity, tensions between large- and household-scale logging operations, and the dramatic effects of consumer culture and a shift toward fossil fuels on settlers' ability to control tourism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tracing the region's evolution from 1870 to 1920\u003ci\u003e, Making Muskoka\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the lived experiences of rural communities shaped by tourists at a time when sustainable opportunities for a sedentary life were few on the Canadian Shield, revealing the consequences for those living there year-round. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Watson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774867841\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774867849\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Andrew Watson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080273424639,"sku":"9780774867849","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_200a3199-d24d-487d-b9d8-a6cd9d16de4a.jpg?v=1685485893","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/making-muskoka-andrew-watson-9780774867849","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}