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Manifest Destiny Was an Act of Volition

John Fea

Three books on early American history.

Focus on the Frontier Family

Gregory Schneider

How Methodists strengthened the Christian home—and changed it.

All Sins Swept Away

A slave describes her delayed but dramatic conversion.

Revival at Cane Ridge

Mark Galli

What exactly happened at the most important camp meeting in American history?

The Great Spirit Descends

James B. Finley

A stirring camp meeting among Native Americans.

Rejecting the Negro Pew

Wesley A. Roberts

As revival religion blossomed, so did the independent black church.

Counter-Culture Christianity

Bruce L. Shelley

A look at the radical utopian communities that sprang up across the early frontier.

Piercing Screams and Heavenly Smiles

Barton W. Stone

An eyewitness account of signs and wonders at early camp meetings.

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