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An odd cross to bear : a biography of Ruth Bell Graham / Anne Blue Wills.

Summary:

"The life story of Ruth Bell Graham-wife of famed evangelist Billy Graham-and a critical assessment of her influential representation of twentieth-century white Christian womanhood"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780802875815
  • ISBN: 0802875815
  • Physical Description: xii, 273 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2022.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction: What language shall I borrow? -- Missionary daughter -- College and a calling -- Marrying the ministry -- Creating a log home in the Age of Levittown -- A Christian mother on the cusp of a feminist era -- Poems and prodigals -- Poetry and politics -- Prodigals.
Subject:
Graham, Ruth Bell.
Graham, Billy, 1918-2018.
Baptists > United States > Biography.
Evangelists' spouses > United States > Biography.
Spouses of clergy > United States > Biography.
Genre:
Biographies.

Available copies

  • 8 of 10 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

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  • 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jacksonville Main Library BIO GRAHAM (Text) 36015000534186 Adult Biography Available -
Swansboro Branch Library BIO GRAHAM (Text) 36015000533535 Adult Biography Available -
Ashe County Public Library B GRAHAM (Text) 50503300476266 Adult Nonfiction Checked out 08/15/2026
Fletcher Branch GRAHAM (Text) 33258009709788 Adult Biography Available -
Henderson Main Branch GRAHAM (Text) 33258009709796 Adult Biography Available -
Lenoir Library B GRAHAM Ruth Bell Wi (Text) 50669012997574 Adult Biography Available -
Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center B Graham, Ruth (Text) 0112400111525 Adult Biography Available -
North Regional Library B GRAHAM (Text) 31781068544376 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Statesville Main Library B GRAHAM WIL (Text) 33114018455956 Adult Nonfiction Checked out 08/24/2026
Watauga County Public Library B GRAHAM (Text) 50502011721960 Adult Biography Available -