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Cartwright, Peter

 
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Synopsis

The Autobiography of Peter Cartwright: The Backwoods Preacher is a memoir written by Peter Cartwright, a prominent Methodist circuit rider and preacher in the early 19th century. The book covers Cartwright's life from his childhood in Virginia to his travels and preaching throughout the American frontier. Cartwright's story is one of perseverance and faith, as he faced numerous challenges and hardships in his ministry, including opposition from other religious groups and physical danger from hostile crowds. He also became involved in politics, serving in the Illinois State Legislature and running for Congress. Throughout the book, Cartwright provides insights into the religious and social landscape of early America, as well as his own personal beliefs and experiences. He discusses his conversion to Methodism, his views on slavery, and his interactions with notable figures such as Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Jackson. Overall, The Autobiography of Peter Cartwright offers a fascinating glimpse into the life of a pioneering preacher and the turbulent times in which he lived.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

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