{"product_id":"ringan-gilhaize-9780862415525","title":"Ringan Gilhaize","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a story which lays bare the strengths and the horrors of the  egalitarian Scottish Presbyterian spirit, Ringan Gilhaize looks across  three generations to describe Scotland's most turbulent years, from his  grandfather's support for the Reformation, to the harsher years of his  own sufferings as a persecuted Covenanter in the killing times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnique when it was published in 1823, and unique to this day, \u003ci\u003eRingan Gilhaize\u003c\/i\u003e  is an autobiography, a folk history of enormous scope, and a compelling  psychological portrait of how idealism can turn to fanaticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistory  tells us that John Graham of Claverhouse ('bluidy Clavers') was killed  by a stray musket ball at the battle of Killiecrankie in 1689. This is  the story of the bitter religious and political conflicts that led to  that battle, from the mouth of the man who pulled the trigger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest known as the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Provost\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnnals of the Parish\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Entail\u003c\/i\u003e, Galt shows the full range and power of his writing in \u003ci\u003eRingan Gilhaize\u003c\/i\u003e and reinforces his claim to be in the very highest rank of Scottish writers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Galt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48281337725179,"sku":"9780862415525","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9780862415525_58ba8d67-a886-44e8-8f1c-91280438b948.jpg?v=1772483242","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/ringan-gilhaize-9780862415525","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}