{"product_id":"prisons-mary-lee-settle-9781570031144","title":"Prisons: Book I of the Beulah Quintet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unforgettable generational saga about the roots of American culture, class, identity, and the meaning of freedom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrisons, \u003c\/i\u003e the first volume of \u003ci\u003eThe Beulah Quinte\u003c\/i\u003et--Mary Lee Settle's unforgettable generational saga about the roots of American culture, classs, and identity and the meaning of fredom--follows the coming-of-age of Johnny Church from English youngster to dashing Oxford adolescent to idealistic Puritan in the service of Cromwell's Parliamentary Army. Throughout his evolution, Johnny seeks emancipation from a multitude of emotional, political, and religious prisons, not realizing that with each successive grasp at freedom, he escapes one form of captivity only to be confined by another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Cromwell, the leader Johnny has supported so staunchly, limits the freedoms for which Johnny has taken up arms, he bravely questions the commander. Shortly thereafter he finds himself in a prison of stone and mortar where, as an example to other soldiers tempted to champion their rights, he is executed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on a true incident of the English Civil War, \u003ci\u003ePrisons\u003c\/i\u003e captures the promise and tragedy of the conflict that led to one of the first substantial migrations to North America and lays the foundation for the next chapter in Settle's riveting saga--\u003ci\u003eO Beulah Land\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Lee Settle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1570031142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781570031144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.03h x 5.51w x 0.72d","brand":"Mary Lee Settle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939688513791,"sku":"9781570031144","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e7acefdb-822f-4ba0-8d6d-64c1458fcdff.jpg?v=1681442935","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prisons-mary-lee-settle-9781570031144","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}