A portrait of a flamboyant American revivalist that compiles his preaching, testimonies, and anecdotes to sketch his life, methods, and moral message. The author arranges the preacher's own words by topic to showcase a plainspoken, theatrical style that appealed to working-class audiences and penetrated secular circles. Chapters trace upbringing, conversion, public campaigns, and emphases on repentance, temperance, family restoration, and practical Christian living, while acknowledging critics and reporting the large numbers claiming conversion at revival meetings. Photographs and topical selections illustrate how popular evangelism aimed to bridge the divide between church and the unchurched.