Biography/History

Leaders of Men gives a close view into the lives of distinguished Americans of yesteryear and identifies the most important elements of success in their lives. This special, three-volume set includes all three volumes and is a perfect gift option.

SKU (ISBN): 9781609579883Author: Wigton, JamesBinding: Trade PaperPublisher: Xulon PressPublished: 11/10

Dr. Douglas Southall Freeman related the value of this volume because it dealt with men and operations of the Army of Tennessee concerning which there are few acceptable studies. General Polk was a highly respected officer and fierce fighter who gave his...

The original idea of the Board of Directors of the Roloff Evangelistic Enterprises was to print a book covering the last years of Roloff's life. Then, the realization came that such a book would not be clearly understood by the raders unless they...

The story of Dr. John Gibson Paton (1824-1907), Scottish Presbyterian missionary to the South Pacific, is well-known. Paton settled on the island of Aniwa (1866-1881) with his second wife, Margaret (Maggie) Whitecross Paton. By the end of the...

This collection of C. H. Spurgeon’s travel letters offer a rare insight into a different side of the famed preacher.  Of the many telling phrases C. H. Spurgeon gave the world, one speaks to the way he, and his contemporaries, greatly valued...

John Albert Broadus (1827–1895) was an American Baptist pastor and professor at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, one of the most famous preachers of his day. Charles Spurgeon deemed Broadus the “greatest of living preachers.”...

In addition to pastoring churches in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, David Jones also undertook one of the earliest Baptist missionary endeavors among the American Indians in 1772-1773. During the Revolutionary War and again in the Indian Wars of 1794-1796...

Product Description Andrew Jackson was a popular hero and America's seventh president. He was successful on the battlefield and exemplified the rough and hardy qualities of a frontiersman. His legacy is a controversial one due to his support for slavery...

The life of Benjamin Franklin is stranger than fiction. Its realities surpass the idealities of novelists. Imagination would scarcely venture to portray such victories over poverty, obscurity, dificulties, and hardships. The tact, application,...

In this new and greatly expanded volume, incorporating a completely revised and corrected edition of the author's 1998 book, The Life and Ministry of John Gano, 1727-1804, the story of this leading evangelical figure of the eighteenth century is related...

Product Description: Rare Vignettes Featuring the Protestant Reformation's Fiercest Defender! A bold leader of the Scottish Reformation who saw fellow defenders tortured and executed Enduring illness and brutality during 19 months of imprisonment aboard...