Apparent Danger: The Pastor of America's First Megachurch and the Texas Murder Trial of the Decade in the 1920s
Автор:David Stokes Год: 2010 Издание:Bascom Hill Books Страниц: 394 ISBN: 1935456113 The Reverend Doctor J. Frank Norris was many things: a pastor who led the nation s first megachurch, a provocative publisher, and a pioneer broadcaster. At his apex during the roaring twenties, Norris preached to a congregation of 10,000 at First Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas. With the flair of a great showman, he railed against vice and injustice.Rev. Norris was also a killer.To those who dared to challenge him, J. Frank Norris was a formidable foe, as demonstrated with swift brutality in 1926, when he shot an unarmed critic to death. The killing and subsequent trial became a national media sensation.Using more than 6,000 pages of newspaper articles, court records, and a variety of other published works, author and minister David Stokes vividly recreates the story of the fundamentalist movement s most controversial figure. Mesmerizing in its vivid details, Apparent Danger skillfully explores the events leading up to one of the most intriguing--yet least known true crime dramas...
