Biography/History

Named more than 200 years ago for heroic Revolutionary War captain John Stokes, Stokes County, North Carolina, is an area rich in history, Southern charm, and natural beauty. Primarily an agricultural community, Stokes County's farming roots date back...

Founded in 1771 from parts of Rowan County, Surry County possesses a special charm and an engaging history in the northwest corner of the Tar Heel State - a heritage famous for rolling hills, autumn festivals, and the birthplace of "Mayberry," which...

European settlers came into the area now known as Walkertown as early as the 1750s. From 1850 through the early 20th century, the local economy was dependent on farming, lumber manufacturing, grain milling, and merchandising. Tobacco manufacturing began...

Nestled between Pilot Mountain and the Blue Ridge Mountains, Yadkin County, North Carolina, is a beautiful region inhabited by energetic, hardworkingAmericans, descendants of the pioneers who settled there over two hundred years ago. A rural setting that...

Journal of events while in Fort Delaware prison for fifteen months. Written by Confederate Pastor Isaac W. K. Handy.

A look at the founding of America in the light of Jesus' teachings. Here is the compelling nrrative of the founding of America - told from a perspective that few people have ever heard. That perspective is the Kingdom of God.Our currency...

A thrilling account of the revival in Wales, 1904-1905, in which God used young people in their teens and early twenties as instruments of blessing. In particular this is the story of one young man, Evan Roberts. But "one of the features of a true...

Isaac McCoy (1784-1846), the man who lived this book, was a missionary to the American Indians, but his three-decade struggle against countless obstacles to help keep the Indians alive left him little time for teaching religion. The establishment of an...

Author of over 600 hymns, Isaac Watts became the father of the English Hymn. His life, though filled with trials, was a testimony to the grace and goodness of God. This book is a fascinating study of a Christian who, through his hymns, powerfully shaped...

The very title of this book conveys all the vision, the compassion, and energy of this man of God. For over forty years he was used in revival and in evangelism and always with a burdened heart for missions. Through his influence hundreds of missionaries...

George Washington had Alexander Hamilton. Thomas Jefferson had Albert Gallatin. From internationally known tax expert and former Supreme Court law clerk Gregory May comes this long overdue biography of the remarkable immigrant who launched the fiscal...

John and Betty Stam were a young Christian couple working for The Lord in China. The year was 1934, a turbulent time in history and the Stams were right in the thick of it. Early one morning the call went out that communist soldiers were approaching...