He came to Shakopee in 1847 and later founded the First Presbyterian Church. Jay Ludwig and Jeff Williamson, a descendant of Gideon Pond and Pond’s long-time friend and colleague, Thomas S.

Published and longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2006, James Robertson’s celebrated novel sits in a distinct tradition of slippery, formally adventurous works interrogating the angsty duality of the ...

All of this is brilliantly distilled through its protagonist, Gideon, a Church of Scotland minister who doesn’t actually believe in God – until, that is, he falls into a cursed ravine and ...