Earl Jackman (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed and inscribed by author Poor dust jacket with chips and.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Fine. Second Printing. 193 Pages. A tight, square book, with interior text pages bright, and white. Previous owner's name on the half-title page. Ralph J. Hall, a native of the West Texas cattle country, dropped out of school because of eye trouble. Even though he had not attended college or seminary, he was commissioned a Sunday School missionary by the Presbytery of Boulder. Then, in 1916, after private instruction and determined study, he was ordained to the gospel ministry. In 1941, the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred on him by the Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania. He has been the subject of many write-ups in church publications and also in Time and The Saturday Evening Post. Three motion pictures have been made about his missionary work: The Vanishing Frontier) a silent picture made in 1929; Cowboy's Hitching Post, filmed in color in the late forties with narration added; Altars of God, photo- graphed in color and also with dialog in 1955. The author died in 1973.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First edition. 8vo, 193 pp., b/w plates. Signed by author. Missionary's autobiography. Head of spine and lower corners of boards lightly bumped, page edges tanned and lightly foxed. Jacket stained and worn with several small chips and tears.

1971 VG/VG, The Story of Ralph Hall, a Cowboy Minister, In protective mylar, 193 pages.