{"product_id":"9781897317327","title":"The Badger Riot","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn 1959, the small town of \u003c!--?xml:namespace prefix=\"st1\" ns=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags\" \/--\u003eBadger was the centre of a labour confrontation that forever changed the social and political landscape of Newfoundland. For two and a half months, loggers had been striking for better wages and working conditions. Led by the International Woodworkers of America (IWA), the strike reached its climax when national and provincial police forces stormed the town in an attempt to break the impasse. \u003cem\u003eThe Badger Riot\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of the deadly melee that followed. This work of fiction captures for the first time the horror of a small community of people still reeling in shock from a tragedy that could have been prevented.\u003c!--?xml:namespace prefix=\"o\" ns=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" \/--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"J. A. Ricketts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ Atlantic Canada","offer_id":67783806255328,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_f4be65da-2e12-4d13-ad18-cd0e5cefdec1.jpg?v=1791384640","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/9781897317327","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}