Description: Title: Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia Author: Covington, Dennis Publisher: Da Capo Press Binding: Paperback Pages: 288 Dimensions: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d Product Weight: 0.55 lbs. Language: English ISBN: 9780306818363 A haunting exploration of faith, from a preacher convicted of attempted murder to a first-hand account of holiness serpent handling--"One of the best books on American religion from the last 25 years" (Chicago Tribune) For New York Times reporter Dennis Covington, what began as a journalistic assignment-covering the trial of an Alabama pastor convicted of attempting to murder his wife with poisonous snakes-would evolve into a headlong plunge into a bizarre, mysterious, and ultimately irresistible world of unshakable faith: the world of holiness snake handling.Set in the heart of Appalachia, Salvation on Sand Mountain is Covington's unsurpassed and chillingly captivating exploration of the nature, power, and extremity of faith-an exploration that gradually turns inward, until Covington finds himself taking up the snakes. Ships Fast From The USA! Authorized Dealer
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Edition: 15
Book Title: Salvation on Sand Mountain : Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication Year: 2009
Item Height: 1 in
Topic: Christian Life / General, United States / State & Local / General, Christianity / Methodist, Christian Church / History, General, Popular Culture, Customs & Traditions
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Religion, Social Science, History
Item Weight: 10.4 Oz
Author: Dennis Covington
Item Length: 8.2 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
