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Blood and Fire: The Story of William and Catherine Booth and their Salvation Army

by Roy Hattersley · 1999

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"Blood and Fire" is an absorbing portrait of the lives of William and Catherine Booth and the founding of The Salvation Army. It presents a brilliant biography of two great social and religious figures whose inheritance lives on to this day. This profound account of history tells how The Salvation Army grew from a local mission in East London to a worldwide missionary force. 16-page photo insert.

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adult
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long · 480 pages

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