The G ral ethnic identity has been at the center of political machinations in Poland for centuries. The late Pope John Paul II, for example, was a G ral. This is the first book-length study of the G ral identity and one of the few studies in English to discuss G rals. Through personal interviews, local manuscripts, and academic histories of the region, author Deborah Cahalen Schneider shows how important the G ral identity has been to Poland's history...