The Great Revival in the West is a historical account of a religious revival that swept through the western United States in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Written by Catharine Cleveland, a noted historian and expert on the topic, this book provides an in-depth look at the people, events, and religious movements that contributed to this important moment in American history. With fascinating stories and detailed analysis, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of religion in America. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from The Great Revival in the West, 1797-1805 The revival was characterized by marked emo tional features which resulted in extraordinary bodily exercises. These exercises, as the treatise endeavors to show, can be accounted for on physio logical and psychological grounds. Since it was in this revival that camp-meetings originated, the character of the early meetings merits attention. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.