Publisher's Synopsis
Journey through the 19th and 20th centuries in the United States with the descendants of Nathaniel Campbell, a Scottish emigrant, who came to America in the early 1800s. Experience the rise of his children, including Rev. Dr. William Thomas Campbell and Rev. Dr. John Preston Campbell, into the hierarchy of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Enjoy their transformation from rural farm hands to newspaper editor, college president, and physician. Explore the lives and retrace the travels of these early ministers whose only means of transportation was the horse, riverboat, and steam locomotive. Discover the methods a circuit rider used on the American frontier to plant and build successful churches, which still exist today. Experience the hardships, trials, tribulations, and successes, of a family who harnessed the power of early newspapers to achieve goals in ministry. Encounter a murder trial which captivated the attention of Americans from the East Coast to the West Coast. This true story journeys through Scotland, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia, before reaching the 21st century.
