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Sunday Billy <1862-1935.>
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Titolo: |
The sawdust trail [[electronic resource] ] : Billy Sunday in his own words / / by William A. "Billy" Sunday ; foreword by Robert F. Martin
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Pubblicazione: | Iowa City, Iowa, : University of Iowa Press, c2005 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (117 p.) |
Disciplina: | 269/.2/092 |
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Soggetto topico: | Evangelists - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Book was originally published serially in Ladies' home journal, Sept.-Dec., 1932 and Feb. & Apr. 1933. |
Nota di contenuto: | Epigraph, Helen ""Nell"" Sunday; Foreword; The Sawdust Trail |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | The sawdust trail ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-58729-646-2 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910452024003321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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