Billy Sunday: Evangelist of the Sawdust Trail (Heroes of the Faith) (Paperback)

~ Rachael M. Phillips (Author)

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Product Description

Before there was Billy Graham, there was Billy Sunday. An evangelist of great renown in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Billy Sunday (1862-1935) gained his first fame by playing major league baseball. Four years into his career with the Chicago White Sox, he met Jesus--then retired from the game four years later to enter the Christian ministry. Sunday's three hundred revivals, featuring his fiery preaching style, attracted an estimated one hundred million listeners.

Book Description

Before there was Billy Graham, there was Billy Sunday. An evangelist of great renown in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Billy Sunday (1862-1935) gained his first fame by playing major league baseball. Four years into his career with the Chicago White Sox, he met Jesus -- then retired from the game four years later to enter the Christian ministry. Sunday's three hundred revivals, featuring his fiery preaching style, attracted an estimated one hundred million listeners.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Incorporated (June 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1586601377
• ISBN-13: 978-1586601379
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,221,442 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great guy, great story, BAD book, November 22, 2008

By	J. Leman (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This series is almost universally poorly written. Sad, because subject matter is excellent. I have struggled through so many from this series. The writing is disjointed and hard to follow. Way too many names and details that detract from an overall view that a short book like this should give. Save the details for a definitive biography (that will be much longer).