{"product_id":"a-spy-amongst-us-daniel-defoes-secret-service-and-the-plot-to-end-scottish-independence-by-marc-mierowsky","title":"A Spy Amongst Us by Marc Mierowsky","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Spy Amongst Us: Daniel Defoe's Secret Service and the Plot to End Scottish Independence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Marc Mierowsky\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe true story of Daniel Defoe and the dirty tricks which helped bring Scotland into union with England\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1706, Edinburgh was on the brink of a popular uprising. \u003c\/strong\u003eMen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarc 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50553213681979,"sku":"0300260164","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/24599423482294.jpg?v=1756660674","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/a-spy-amongst-us-daniel-defoes-secret-service-and-the-plot-to-end-scottish-independence-by-marc-mierowsky","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}