The Remarkable Life of John Murray Spear Agitator for the Spirit Land |
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Author:
| Benedict Buescher, John |
ISBN: | 978-0-268-02200-6 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2006 |
Publisher: | University of Notre Dame Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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Buescher portrays Spear's life as an odd mixture of comic absurdity and serious foreshadowing of the future--for both good and ill--that provides us with a unique perspective on nineteenth-century American religious and social life.
Buescher portrays Spear's life as an odd mixture of comic absurdity and serious foreshadowing of the future--for both good and ill--that provides us with a unique perspective on nineteenth-century American religious and social life.