Biography

The writings of Finis Jennings Dake have literally circled the world. His books God's Plan for Man and Revelation Expounded have become standard reference works for Bible believers everywhere. It was Charisma and Christian Life magazine that called his...

"The pages in this book tell the riveting story of a missionary preaching the gospel while bombs detonate nearby. It tells of a couple who pressed forward in the face of fear to bring the message of salvation. Born in 1949 in Beirut, Lebanon, Edgar...

The Reformation did not happen instantaneously; it was something God patiently arranged over a number of years. As you read this book, you will learn how the Lord used some people to plant the seeds of church reform long before October 31, 1517, when...

James Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) was a Christian missionary to China and founder of the China Inland Mission (renamed Overseas Missionary Fellowship). He served there for 51 years, bringing over 800 missionaries to the country and personally baptizing an...

A True Story: Reflecting after Tragic Loss and Finding Victory in Christ. Tragedy, trials, hurt, and heartache—these are words that are painful to hear and even more so to experience; yet they happen. They are a part of life...

Minor based this brief history of the 16th president on an array of testimony from previous biographers and men who knew Lincoln personally. He challenges commonly-accepted perceptions of the martyred president.

This is the story of an extraordinary 19th-century black preacher in Richmond, Virginia. Recounts his life of 40 years as a slave and 40 years as a free man. The reflections and insights of this book give us a rare view of race relationships in the South...

Few periods of American history can compete with the drama and excitement of the Old West. And few characters have more glorification and admiration than the American cowboy. Up the Western Trail: The Log of a Cowboy is a true-to-life diary of a cattle...

Originally published in 1916, this Book of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences was issued by the Daughters of the American Revolution of Nebraska, and dedicated to the daring, courageous, and intrepid men and women—the advance guard of our...

The true story of Thanksgiving in America is apparently in short supply, and the history of the Pilgrims who settled in the Plymouth colony. Did they commit genocide? Did they steal the Indians’ land? Find out from firsthand accounts about the...

In 1852, a young New York girl began keeping a journal of everyday happenings in the village of Canadaigua. For 20 years, she noted ordinary and extraordinary events, including school days, social outings, the American Civil War, the assassination of...

Among the Cree and Salteaux Indians By Canoe and Dogtrain is the story of a Wesleyan missionary to the Indians near Lake Winnipeg, in what is now the Canadian province of Manitoba. In the latter half of the 1800s this was a howling wilderness,...