The Diary of a Circuit Rider: Excerpts From the Notes of Henry Howe, Made While Traveling in Southern Wisconsin Between the Years 1864 and 1868 as a Missionary of the Disciples of Christ (Classic Repr - Hardcover

Henry Howe

 
9780265543511: The Diary of a Circuit Rider: Excerpts From the Notes of Henry Howe, Made While Traveling in Southern Wisconsin Between the Years 1864 and 1868 as a Missionary of the Disciples of Christ (Classic Repr
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0265543517 ISBN 13: 9780265543511
Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Travel back to the 1860s as a frontier preacher keeps a daily record of faith, travel, and life on the road.

This nonfiction diary follows a Disciples of Christ mission preacher as he journeys through southern Wisconsin between 1864 and 1868. It weaves personal reflections with vivid scenes of travel, church life, financial struggles, and the daily rhythms of a pioneer's ministry, offering a window into a hard, faithful era.

The Diary of a Circuit Rider offers readers:
  • Firsthand glimpses of 19th-century travel, weather, and frontier life.
  • Snapshots of sermons, church disputes, and community ties during Reconstruction.
  • Everyday concerns like money, health, and family within a religious mission.
  • A sense of historical context for how rural congregations organized, supported, and grew.
Ideal for readers of historical memoirs and religious history who want a grounded, humane portrait of frontier ministry in America.

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Publisher
Forgotten Books
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0265543517
ISBN 13 
9780265543511
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
162

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