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The sawdust trail : Billy Sunday in his own words / by William A. "Billy" Sunday ; foreword by Robert F. Martin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sunday, Billy, 1862-1935.
- Series:
- Bur oak book.
- A Bur Oak book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Evangelists--United States--Biography.
- Evangelists.
- Sunday, Billy, 1862-1935.
- Sunday, Billy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (117 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Iowa City, Iowa : University of Iowa Press, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Billy Sunday (1862-1935) was the best-known evangelist in America in the first half of the 20th century. Impoverished midwestern farm kid, professional baseball player, showman extraordinaire, unabashed patriot, and foe of the demon rum, this self-styled muscular Christian brought his brand of manly gospel to millions of Americans nationwide. Sunday connected with his fans through a combination of theatrics, conservative theology, and fervent patriotism; the circumstances of his life and work were consistent with a Horatio Alger-like myth of success that resonated with the millions of Ame
- Contents:
- Epigraph, Helen ""Nell"" Sunday; Foreword; The Sawdust Trail
- Notes:
- Book was originally published serially in Ladies' home journal, Sept.-Dec., 1932 and Feb. & Apr. 1933.
- ISBN:
- 1-58729-646-2
- OCLC:
- 181552733
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