A Fistful of Heroes

Christians at the Forefront of Change

John Pollock

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Description

We shouldn't be surprised when we have the examples in the Bible of David and Saul of Tarsus! John Pollock's deft, biographical pen sweeps over great reformers, liberators and evangelists of the 18th and 19th centuries. He shows their spiritual development, often from unpromising beginnings, and encourages us to believe that God can use us too. Characters include:
John Newton, William Wilberforce, James Ramsey, Sir Charles Middleton
Sir George Williams, The 7th Earl of Shaftsbury, Robert Raikes, Elizabeth Fry
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, Sir Henry Havelock, Sir Herbert Edwardes
D L Moody, Brownlow North, R A Torrey, Bramwell Booth, Lord Radstock
Hudson Taylor, Adoniram Judson, Mildred Cable, Stanley Smith, Rosalie Harvey, James Chalmers, Ernest Presswood, John and Betty Stam, Sir Wilfred Grenfell, Mary Slessor and Rowland Bingham.

Author

John Pollock

The late John Pollock, an award-winning biographer, had a flair for telling a dramatic story. He used this talent to write many biographies including ones on D. L. Moody and Major General Sir Henry Havelock.

Specifications

ISBN 9781781912041

Author John Pollock

Imprint Focus

Category History & Biography

Series Biography

Page Count 288

Width 198 mm

Height 130 mm

Weight 0.31 kg

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