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Its 1859 The British and Americans coexist on the small island of San Juan located off the coast of the Pacific Northwest They are on fairly good termsuntil one fateful morning when an innocent hog owned by a British man has the misfortune to eat some potatoes on an American farmers land In a moment of rash anger Lyman Cutlar shoots Charles Griffins pig inadvertently almost bringing the two nations to war Tensions flare armies gather cannons are rolled out all because of a pigEmma Bland Smiths humorous text brings to life this true story of how two great nations once almost went to warbut learned to share instead