Snapshots from my Library 21

Forty Years of Pioneer Life- Memoir of John Mason Peck (Edited by Rufus Babcock)

John Mason (JM) Peck is a figure that should be studied in Baptist history. He began as a missionary in the then far frontier town of St. Louis. As time went on he became a tireless advocate of missions in the face of great opposition. He would also face off with Daniel Parker in this controversy. This book is a little different in that it is neither a biography nor autobiography. Instead is a journal detailing his diverse travel, preaching and evangelization. It shows the hardships as well.

This was originally printed back in 1864 and edited by Rufus Babcock. Strangely enough my copy is a reprint in the Sociology series from Southern Illinois University Press. They do not appear to have made any changes to the book itself. There are however a couple of academic introductions that really do not fit our ideas… In any event this is the major reprint run of this book and that was clear back in 1965. Fortunately online copies are at archive, as before you can either read it online or download in multiple formats including PDF and Kindle. https://archive.org/…/fortyyearsofpion…/page/n9/mode/2up