Books on History and Biography
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Description
Faith Cook has used unpublished and little-known sources to produce this comprehensive biography of the man of whom John Wesley said, ‘A few such as him would make a nation tremble. He carries fire wherever he goes.’ 368pp.
William Carey
And the Missionary Vision
Description
The heroic story of Carey’s passionate advocacy of world mission. Includes his Enquiry and a sermon by Andrew Fuller. 128pp.
Welsh Revival
Its Origin and Development
Description
A comprehensive eye-witness account of the 1859 revival in Wales. 168pp.
Voyage To Freedom
A Story of the Atlantic Crossing 1620
Description
A racy and imaginative account of the voyage of The Mayflower, for young people. 160pp. Illustrated.
Unlisted Legion
Part of its Witness in the Karakoram and the Khyber
Description
An autobiography of Jock Purves, retelling the story of the missionary efforts of him and his friends in Lesser Thibet and on the Indian-Afghan Frontier. 208pp.
The Undercover Revolution
How Fiction Changed Britain
Description
Looks at ‘How Fiction Changed Britain’ in late Victorian and Edwardian times. The second part of the book is a defence of the truth of Christianity. 112pp.
The Ulster Awakening
An Account of the 1859 Revival in Ireland
Description
A fascinating, eye-witness account of the 1859 revival in Ireland. 280pp.
Troubled Journey
A Missionary Childhood in War-Torn China
Description
Faith Cook shares her first-hand story of a missionary childhood in China during World War II and the subsequent Communist takeover. 128pp.
Description
A book for young people, with stories of men and women who had faith in Christ and loved him more than anything else. 128pp.
T. C. Hammond–Irish Christian
His Life and Legacy in Ireland and Australia
Description
The author of In Understanding Be Men comes alive in this biography, as scholar, evangelist, pioneer, pastor and college principal — but chiefly as an outstanding Mr Standfast for Jesus Christ. 198pp.
Susannah Spurgeon: Free Grace and Dying Love
Morning Devotions With the Life of Susannah Spurgeon
Description
Subtitled ‘Free Grace and Dying Love’, contains A Carillon of Bells, 24 daily meditations selected by Susannah Spurgeon, and The Life of Susannah Spurgeon by Charles Ray. 256pp.
Spurgeon
A Biography
Description
This one-volume biography of the ‘Prince of Preachers’ will introduce Spurgeon to those ignorant of him and his achievements, but will also stir the interest of those who value his unique ministry. 280pp.
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