The Real Billy Sunday is a biographical book written by Elijah P. Brown that tells the story of the famous American evangelist, William Ashley ""Billy"" Sunday. The book chronicles Sunday's life from his early years as a professional baseball player to his conversion to Christianity and subsequent rise to fame as a preacher. Brown explores Sunday's unique preaching style, which combined humor, emotion, and a strong moral message, and how it resonated with audiences across the country. The book also delves into Sunday's political views and his involvement in the temperance movement, which led to the passage of Prohibition in the United States. Through extensive research and interviews with those who knew Sunday, Brown provides a comprehensive and nuanced portrait of this influential figure in American religious history.1914. The Life and Work of Reverend William Ashley Sunday The Baseball Evangelist. Illustrated. The life of Billy Sunday by Brown who was at one time his confidential assistant. Sunday was an American evangelist born in Iowa and, before being saved, was a professional baseball player in the National League. A central theme of his campaigns was the use of alcohol. From the Introductory: The making of this book has not been undertaken as a defense of Mr. Sunday, for he needs none; the Master whom he so energetically serves having put His seal upon his labors in a way that the whole continent has been compelled to take note of. But the book is put into the hand of the reader with the hope and the prayer that through it he may come to know the real Billy Sunday, and learn how wondrously the Lord of Host is using him.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.