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George Charles Smith of Penzance : from Nelson sailor to mission pioneer / Roald Kverndal. [print]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Pasadena, California : William Carey Library, [(c)2012.Description: xxxi, 159 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780878083947
  • 0878083944
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BV2678.G467 2012
  • BV2678.S65.K97.G467 2012
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Contents:
Early years (1782-1796) ; A floating hell (1797-1802) ; Bound for "Damascus" (1802-1803) ; New sailing orders (1803-1809) ; Casting off! (1809-1814) ; Continental crosswinds (1814-1816) ; "Aquatic preaching" (1817) ; Launching the London "Ark" (1818) ; The Bethel flag goes global (1819-1826) ; The sailor's "Sodom and Gomorrah" (1819-1826) ; Toward a marine Jerusalem (1826-1829) ; Tumultuous times (1829-1848) ; Back to Penzance (1848-1862) ; "Last watch upon deck" (1862-1863) ; The legacy of George Charles Smith : a summary Addendum : John Newton and George Charles Smith.
Summary: "In the two previous books of his trilogy, Seamen's missions (1986) and The way of the sea (2008), the author researched how the seafarers' mission movement began and expanded. This third volume traces the captivating human drama surrounding the origins. It presents, for the first time ever, the embattled life of George Charles Smith---today recognized worldwide as the founder of the Maritime Mission Movement."--From back cover
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Early years (1782-1796) ; A floating hell (1797-1802) ; Bound for "Damascus" (1802-1803) ; New sailing orders (1803-1809) ; Casting off! (1809-1814) ; Continental crosswinds (1814-1816) ; "Aquatic preaching" (1817) ; Launching the London "Ark" (1818) ; The Bethel flag goes global (1819-1826) ; The sailor's "Sodom and Gomorrah" (1819-1826) ; Toward a marine Jerusalem (1826-1829) ; Tumultuous times (1829-1848) ; Back to Penzance (1848-1862) ; "Last watch upon deck" (1862-1863) ; The legacy of George Charles Smith : a summary Addendum : John Newton and George Charles Smith.

"In the two previous books of his trilogy, Seamen's missions (1986) and The way of the sea (2008), the author researched how the seafarers' mission movement began and expanded. This third volume traces the captivating human drama surrounding the origins. It presents, for the first time ever, the embattled life of George Charles Smith---today recognized worldwide as the founder of the Maritime Mission Movement."--From back cover

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