The Fool of God: A Novel Based upon the Life of Alexander Campbell
| Year of Publication |
1958
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| Publication Type |
Novel
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| Number of Pages or Episodes |
413 p.
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| Language |
English
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| Contributors |
Author:
Louis Cochran |
| Publisher |
Duell, Sloan and Pearce
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| City |
New York
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| Abstract |
A novelized biography of Alexander Campbell (1788-1866), a Scots-Irish immigrant and clergyman who led a Christian restoration movement in 19th-century Western Pennsylvania. The novel is mostly set in Washington County and the Panhandle of Virginia (now West Virginia).
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| Notes |
Settings are referred to by their historical names as follows: Monongahela is Williamsport; Washington & Jefferson College is Washington College.
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| Author Biography |
Edward Louis Cochran (1899-1974), born in Mississippi, was a teacher, lawyer, and FBI agent. He wrote more than 10 books, both fiction and nonfiction. He died in Nashville.
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| Time |
1810s-60s
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