Fran Grace is Professor of Religious Studies and Steward of the Meditation Program at the University of Redlands, California. She lives in Redlands, California.

". . . a biography that seeks to set Nation's record straight."—Choice"Carry Nation . . . a hatchet—wielding, pleasure—rejecting temperance fanatic . . . yet . . . Fran Grace finds in her protagonist a strength of purpose, a moral certitude and a feminist sensibility that humanizes this woman so often caricatured or demonized. . . . In her retelling of Nation's life, Fran Grace leads the way."—Women's Review of Book

• Contents:PrefaceAbbreviationsIntroductionKentucky, 1846-1864Missouri, 1864-1877Texas, 1877-1889Kansas, 1889-1896Oklahoma Territory, 1896-1899Back to Kansas, 1899-1901The Topeka Crusade, 1901From Kansas to the World, 1901-1909Arkansas, 1909-1911EpilogueEndnotesA note on the sourcesBibliographyIndex

Fran Grace is Professor of Religious Studies and Steward of the Meditation Program at the University of Redlands, California. She lives in Redlands, California.

". . . a biography that seeks to set Nation's record straight."—Choice"Carry Nation . . . a hatchet—wielding, pleasure—rejecting temperance fanatic . . . yet . . . Fran Grace finds in her protagonist a strength of purpose, a moral certitude and a feminist sensibility that humanizes this woman so often caricatured or demonized. . . . In her retelling of Nation's life, Fran Grace leads the way."—Women's Review of Book

• Contents:PrefaceAbbreviationsIntroductionKentucky, 1846-1864Missouri, 1864-1877Texas, 1877-1889Kansas, 1889-1896Oklahoma Territory, 1896-1899Back to Kansas, 1899-1901The Topeka Crusade, 1901From Kansas to the World, 1901-1909Arkansas, 1909-1911EpilogueEndnotesA note on the sourcesBibliographyIndex

Fran Grace is Professor of Religious Studies and Steward of the Meditation Program at the University of Redlands, California. She lives in Redlands, California.

". . . a biography that seeks to set Nation's record straight."—Choice"Carry Nation . . . a hatchet—wielding, pleasure—rejecting temperance fanatic . . . yet . . . Fran Grace finds in her protagonist a strength of purpose, a moral certitude and a feminist sensibility that humanizes this woman so often caricatured or demonized. . . . In her retelling of Nation's life, Fran Grace leads the way."—Women's Review of Book

• Contents:PrefaceAbbreviationsIntroductionKentucky, 1846-1864Missouri, 1864-1877Texas, 1877-1889Kansas, 1889-1896Oklahoma Territory, 1896-1899Back to Kansas, 1899-1901The Topeka Crusade, 1901From Kansas to the World, 1901-1909Arkansas, 1909-1911EpilogueEndnotesA note on the sourcesBibliographyIndex