John Pollock vividly portrays George Whitefield and his times - George's long search for peace with God, his joy at being forgiven and justified through Christ's atoning death and then his enthuisatic sharing of the gospel. Often facing misunderstanding and even opposition from the established Church, he started to preach in the open air, beginning among the mining community abnd those who would normally wouldn't come into Church.
The story is told of how God worked in a remarkable way through George in Britain and also in the Colonies of America. Travelling many miles by horseback, crossing atlantic on countless occassion, sometimes experiencing illness and fatigue, countless people were drawn to Christ through this man - the "Billy Graham" of his time - Come and catch the drama and also the passion and commitment George Whitefield had for the gospel.
John Pollock is an award-winning British biographer who has written other biographies for the History Maker series on Major General Sir Henry Havelock, Hudson and Maria Taylor, The Cambridge Seven and General Gordon of Khartoum.