Historical narrative of revival in the Mississippi valley, particularly the frontier town of St. Louis, Missouri. Reveals the trails and trials of America's frontier missionaries as well as gives accounts of revival meetings of the greatest evangelists of the nineteenth century. (E.P.Hammond, D.L.Moody, Sam Jones, Gipsy Smith and Billy Sunday). Includes 16 illustrations, over 400 endnotes, over 100 sources of information. Beautiful jacket with rare photo.