Sister Aimee: The Life of Aimee Semple McPherson.

Insight on the News | April 5, 1993| | Copyright

Aimee Semple McPherson has been the subject of numerous fictional treatments, the best-known of which is probably Sinclair Lewis's novel Elmer Gantry. But McPherson, the most famous revival preacher of the early 20th century, was bigger than any fiction. Her story is a journey from rags to riches through the vehicle of a phenomenally successful religious movement.

In Sister Aimee: The Life of Aimee Semple McPherson (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich), Daniel Mark Epstein has produced the first biography of this remarkable woman, elegantly written and meticulously detailed. ...

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