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Lingua: Inglese
Editore: TCB, Toronto Canada 2020
- Brossura
- Prima edizione
Da: Turtle Creek Books and Sheet Music, Mississauga, ON, CanadaTurtle Creek Books and Sheet Music
Contatta il venditoreVenditore con 5 stelleCondizione: Nuovo
EUR 8,87
EUR 9,56 spedizioneSpedito da Canada a U.S.A.Quantità: 1 disponibili
Soft cover. Condizione: New. First Edition. BRAND NEW softcover, plain paper, staple bound. The essay *"John Moore Perkins: The History of a Missionary in Liberia"* from *A Life Reflected* presents a biographical reconstruction of John Moore Perkins, an American Pentecostal missionary who spent much of his adult life in Liberia…during the late 19th and 20th centuries. Rather than relying on a single continuous autobiography, the article pieces together his life from missionary records, archival materials, and historical references. Perkins is described as part of a broader movement of American Protestant missionaries who traveled to West Africa during an era of expanding overseas missions. He and his wife, Jessie Perkins, were affiliated with the Assemblies of God and dedicated themselves to long-term missionary service in Liberia. Over time, they became deeply embedded in the mission structure there, with Perkins eventually taking on leadership responsibilities as a Field Superintendent. Much of the essay focuses on their daily missionary work, which included evangelism, education, and church development. The Perkinses helped establish mission stations and supported early educational efforts, particularly elementary schooling connected to the mission. Their work extended over several decades, marking them as long-term contributors to Pentecostal mission activity in the region. The narrative also emphasizes the difficult conditions they faced. Life in Liberia posed significant physical and emotional challenges, including tropical disease, exhaustion, limited medical care, financial dependence on mission boards, and long periods of isolation from their home country. These hardships are presented as central to understanding the lived experience of missionaries in that era. In addition to recounting Perkins' life, the essay takes a critical historical approach. It reflects on how missionary accounts of Liberia were often shaped by the cultural assumptions of their time. The author points out that earlier narratives could be incomplete or overly simplified, sometimes failing to accurately represent Liberian society, including the complexities of both Americo-Liberian and Indigenous communities. The essay therefore not only tells Perkins' story but also examines how such missionary histories were constructed and remembered. Overall, the piece portrays John Moore Perkins as a dedicated but little-known figure whose life illustrates both the commitment involved in long-term missionary work and the broader complexities of interpreting missionary history.
Altre immagini700 North Adams Street [FIRST EDITION]
Chiles, Rhea (editor in chief); Gephardt, Dennis (writer); Bullard, Lacy (writer)
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: The Florida Governor's Mansion Foundation, Tallahassee, Florida 1997
- Rilegato
- Prima edizione
Da: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.Vero Beach Books
Contatta il venditoreVenditore con 5 stelleCondizione: Usato - Ottimo
EUR 49,23
Spedizione gratuitaSpedito in U.S.A.Quantità: 1 disponibili
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine unread condition oblong light olive gray cloth boards with silver front cover and spine lettering contained in a fine condition color photographic dust jacket. Includes Author/Editor Dedication; List of Underwriters; Introduction; The Mansion Commissi…on; The Mansion Foundation Trustees; Acknowledgments; Selected Bibliography; and Archival Photography. Profusely illustrated with both black-and-white and color photographs, diagrams, and color illustrated floral designed front and rear endpapers. "The Florida Governor's Mansion Foundation presents 700 North Adams Street -- a richly illustrated volume which explores the architecture, interiors and gardens of the present mansion, the history of the original 1907 mansion and the personal lives -- briefly glimpsed -- of the families who have lived in these two stately homes during the twentieth century. It is the hope of the Foundation members that Floridians will enjoy remembering their history or becoming familiar with their newly adopted state in these pages. For anyone with a sense of how closely the past touches the present, this is sure to be a captivating publication, a comprehensive portrayal of the rich cultural and historical heritage of Florida -- a state both southern and unique." -- from the inner front jacket flap. Stanyard, Ray (photography); Choppin, Denise (designer) (illustratore).
Altre immagini700 North Adams Street [SIGNED FIRST EDITION]
Chiles, Rhea (editor in chief); Gephardt, Dennis (writer); Bullard, Lacy (writer)
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: The Florida Governor's Mansion Foundation, Tallahassee, Florida 1997
- Rilegato
- Prima edizione
- Firmato
Da: Vero Beach Books, Vero Beach, FL, U.S.A.Vero Beach Books
Contatta il venditoreVenditore con 5 stelleCondizione: Usato - Ottimo
EUR 71,61
Spedizione gratuitaSpedito in U.S.A.Quantità: 1 disponibili
Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine unread condition oblong light olive gray cloth boards with silver front cover and spine lettering contained in a fine condition color photographic dust jacket. Includes Author/Editor Dedication; List of Underwriters; Introduction; The Mansion Commissi…on; The Mansion Foundation Trustees; Acknowledgments; Selected Bibliography; and Archival Photography. Profusely illustrated with both black-and-white and color photographs, diagrams, and color illustrated floral designed front and rear endpapers. Signed twice, as follows: Signed and inscribed by editor-in-chief Rhea Chiles (plus one other relation to Rhea Chiles) with olive green Sharpie/marker at the center area of the full title page. "The Florida Governor's Mansion Foundation presents 700 North Adams Street -- a richly illustrated volume which explores the architecture, interiors and gardens of the present mansion, the history of the original 1907 mansion and the personal lives -- briefly glimpsed -- of the families who have lived in these two stately homes during the twentieth century. It is the hope of the Foundation members that Floridians will enjoy remembering their history or becoming familiar with their newly adopted state in these pages. For anyone with a sense of how closely the past touches the present, this is sure to be a captivating publication, a comprehensive portrayal of the rich cultural and historical heritage of Florida -- a state both southern and unique." -- from the inner front jacket flap. Stanyard, Ray (photography); Choppin, Denise (designer) (illustratore). Signed by Author(s).
