The Real Billy Sunday: The Life and Work of Rev. William Ashley Sunday, D. D., the Baseball Evangelist - Hardcover

Brown, Elijah P

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1019387734 ISBN 13: 9781019387733

Publisher: Legare Street Press, 2023

Synopsis

This lively and engaging biography tells the story of Billy Sunday, the legendary evangelist and former professional baseball player whose dramatic preaching style and colorful personality made him a household name in early twentieth-century America. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including contemporary newspaper accounts and Sunday's own writings and sermons, the book offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of revivalism and mass evangelism in an age of rapid social and cultural change.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Legare Street Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1019387734
• ISBN 13: 9781019387733
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 346