The Pig War: How a Porcine Tragedy Taught England and America to Share

Written by Emma Bland Smith

Narrated by L.J. Ganser

It’s 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 terms—
until one fateful morning when an innocent hog owned by a British man has the
misfortune to eat some potatoes on an American farmer’s land. In a moment of
rash anger, Lyman Cutlar shoots Charles Griffin’s pig, inadvertently almost
bringing the two nations to war. Tensions flare, armies gather, cannons are rolled
out … all because of a pig!
Emma Bland Smith’s humorous text brings to life this true story of how two great
nations once almost went to war—but learned to share instead.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Apr 25, 2023
• ISBN: 9798889560685

Emma Bland Smith

Emma Bland Smith is the award-winning author of thirteen books for children. Her first book, Journey: Based on the True Story of OR7, the Most Famous Wolf in the West, won Bank Street College’s Cook Prize and Northland College’s SONWA award. Emma is a librarian and lives in San Francisco with her husband, two kids, dog, and cat. Emma finds inspiration in the beautiful world around her, and believes that one of the best things about being an author is getting to visit wonderful places--and then craft stories about them. Visit her online at emmabsmith.com and on Twitter at @emmablandsmith.