Reviews

"This is a book that will be useful in courses on American religion and of great interest to anyone engaged in the study of Methodism in America, lay and clergy alike. It is a book that will appeal to any informed reading public, well uritten and attractively presented with a number of plates of early Methodists. We are grateful to Professor Wigger for this impressive work."--Church History
"This is a solid, trustworthy, well-written analysis of the early Methodist movement....It is a substantial contribution to the literature on the religion of the antebellum era."--The Journal of American History
"A book that enriches our understanding of how Methodism was situated on the cultural landscape of the early republic."--Journal of the Early Republic
"...you will be spellbound by the accounts of early Methodism published in this book."--Good News
"Those seeking to better understand not only Methodist history or American church history but American social history as a whole will gain invaluable insights from Wigger's work. While extensively documented--a real strength--the book will be easily understood by the general reader as well as the scholar."--Michigan Historical Review
"This is a book that will be useful in courses on American religion and of great interest to anyone engaged in the study of Methodism in America, lay and clergy alike. It is a book that will appeal to any informed reading public, well uritten and attractively presented with a number of plates of early Methodists. We are grateful to Professor Wigger for this impressive work."--Church History
"This is a solid, trustworthy, well-written analysis of the early Methodist movement....It is a substantial contribution to the literature on the religion of the antebellum era."--The Journal of American History
"A book that enriches our understanding of how Methodism was situated on the cultural landscape of the early republic."--Journal of the Early Republic
"...you will be spellbound by the accounts of early Methodism published in this book."--Good News
"Those seeking to better understand not only Methodist history or American church history but American social history as a whole will gain invaluable insights from Wigger's work. While extensively documented--a real strength--the book will be easily understood by the general reader as well as the scholar."--Michigan Historical Review
"It is well written, broad in scope, short in length, solidly researched, historiographically situated, and student-friendly."--Religious Studies Review