Autobiography of Peter Cartwright, the Backwoods Preacher. The Birth, Fortunes, and General Experiences of the Oldest American Methodist Travelling Preacher by Cartwright, Peter

London & Manchester: Arthur Hall, Virtue, and Co. & David Kelly, 1859. Edited by W.P. Strickland. Peter Cartwright (1785-1872) was an American Methodist revivalist in the Midwest, as well as a twice elected legislator in Illinois. He worked as a Methodist missionary and helped start the Second Great Awakening, personally baptizing twelve thousand converts. Greatly opposed to slavery, Cartwright moved from Kentucky to Illinois and was elected to the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly in 1828 and 1832. In 1846, Abraham Lincoln defeated Cartwright for a seat in the United States Congress. As a Methodist circuit rider, Cartwright rode circuits in Kentucky and Illinois, as well as Tennessee, Indiana and Ohio. His Autobiography made him nationally prominent. Very Good in three quarter red morocco and marbled boards; spine gilt with four raised bands; all edges marbled; repair to front hinge. Bright interior. 240pp., plus 24pp. ads. Hardcover.