One of the liveliest preaching memoirs of the 19th century. Peter Cartwright [1785-1872]. He was one of the true founders of the Second Great Awakening, baptizing over 12,000 converts personally. He was also at the forefront of abolition, relocating from Kentucky to Illinois to run for Congress as part of the anti-slavery cause. He served, beginning in 1828, but was defeated in 1846 by, well, Abraham Lincoln. So we'll give him a pass on that. 

Converted at Cane Ridge under James McGready, his life is one of the great adventures of the era. A man of the time, he beat up persecutors and those who opposed the gospel openly, etc., 

W. P. Strickland [Ed.]. Autobiography of Peter Cartwright. The Backwoods Preacher. Cincinnati. Cranston and Curts. c.1870's. 525pp.

A very good copy, slightly rippled. Text is solid, crisp and clean. A very nice copy.