{"product_id":"a-spy-amongst-us-marc-mierowsky-9780300260168","title":"A Spy Amongst Us: Daniel Defoe's Secret Service and the Plot to End Scottish Independence","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe true story of Daniel Defoe and the dirty tricks which helped bring Scotland into union with England\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1706, Edinburgh was on the brink of a popular uprising. Men and women took to the streets to protest the planned union with England, fearing the end of Scottish sovereignty. But unbeknownst to the mob, a spy was in their midst--the English writer Daniel Defoe, now bankrupt and thrice pilloried, had turned a government agent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Marc Mierowsky tells the dramatic story of Defoe and his fellow spies as they sabotaged the Scottish independence movement from the inside. Together they disseminated propaganda and built a network of operatives from London to the upper Highlands, providing the English government with up-to-the-minute intelligence and monitoring its adversaries' every move. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through the lives of Defoe and his ring, their handlers, and opponents, Mierowsky guides us through this shadowy underworld of espionage and propaganda--revealing a disturbing and distinctly modern political campaign.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marc Mierowsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300260164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300260168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Marc Mierowsky","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47244418220287,"sku":"9780300260168","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b41ed2a-f441-4b5f-aa11-a251dbb4db62.jpg?v=1758135695","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-spy-amongst-us-marc-mierowsky-9780300260168","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}