Personal Recollections (Classic Reprint): A Contribution to Baptist History and Biography: A Contribution to Baptist History and Biography (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Ricker, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1333748027 ISBN 13: 9781333748029

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover a vivid, first-hand look at 19th-century Maine Baptists through personal portraits and social history.

In Maine Baptist Memories, Joseph Ricker gathers intimate accounts and biographical sketches that illuminate the lives of early Baptists in New England. The book blends social history with individual life stories, offering a grounded view of church, community, and daily life in a formative era.

Drawing on personal recollections and historical detail, this edition presents a careful portrait of ministers, lay leaders, and the communities they served. It sheds light on the challenges, reforms, and everyday faith that shaped Maine Baptists over decades—from country life and schooling to church life, education, and mission work.

• First-hand narratives that foreground personal experience within a historical framework
• Biographical sketches of key Maine Baptist leaders and their families
• Contextual chapters on schools, church life, and social movements of the time
• A window into 19th-century religious practice, community life, and denominational history

Ideal for readers of religious history and regional Americana, this volume invites you to see how faith and community shaped everyday life in Maine.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1333748027
• ISBN 13: 9781333748029
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 450