To My Sons
by Harold Bell Wright
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Author: Harold Bell WrightEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-03-15
ISBN: 140677359X
Number of pages: 268
Publisher: Qureshi Press
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Book Review: A beautiful book
Summary: 5 Stars
"To My Sons" is an autobiography of Harold Bell Wright written at the age of 61 for his sons and describing the seminal events of his first 30 years. So, why should we care? Because Harold Bell Wright, although little known now, was America's most favorite author of the first third of the twentieth century. His books set sales records, were turned into popular movies, were found in more homes than any other book except the bible. And yet, he was the most ridiculed man of letters ever. His life began in abject poverty, a childhood so destitute that it adversely affected his health for his entire life. His mother died when he was a boy, his father was a neglecting alcoholic bum, and yet Harold Bell, surviving on his own from his young teenage years, became an entrenpreneur, a minister proclaiming non-denominatonal Christianity, and finally -- having to leave the ministry due to poor health, his books became his pulpit. His struggles are outlined in this book along with the events and individuals who helped create his philosophy and tenacity for life. His is an inspiring story of courage and hope, and it is written beautifully, almost ashamedly so. Although the last quarter of the book deals with Wright's utopian idealism in which he forsees royalty of privelage changing to royalty of service and churches turning away from individual creeds and dogma to sacraficing for the masses, the book still deserves five stars based on the strength of the bulk of the material. Now I better understand and appreciate Wright's novels. All of Wright's books are difficult to find, but this one especially is well worth the search.
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