William Carey (Travel With Series)

**Travel in the Footsteps of Inspirational Christians!  
  
Biography or Travel Guide?** Each of these glossy, full-colour books includes photos, drawings and maps to guide the traveller - and the armchair traveller - to key locations associated with leading British evangelists, reformers, teachers, and more!  
  
William Carey left school at the age of twelve, yet was responsible for overseeing the translation of all or parts of the Bible into forty languages, and the preparation of six grammars and three dictionaries. He attended no university, yet became Principal of the finest college in India in his day' a college still renowned for its excellence nearly two hundred years later. He was sent to India by no government agency, yet became the official translator for the British Raj and head of the Department of Languages in the government training centre. His was a life of determined vision, personal tragedy and outstanding achievement; he became the father of modern missions and his work is still enjoyed by millions across India' this was the legacy of the Northamptonshire cobbler.  
  
Author Details:  
Paul and Rosemarie Pease and have three daughters, Ellen, Bethany and Anna. Paul became a Christian whilst working on a local newspaper in Bournemouth and soon after began a two year study period at Moorlands Bible College. After further study at London Theological Seminary he became pastor of West Kilburn Baptist Church, London, for thirteen years. In 1997 he moved to Hook Evangelical Church, Surbiton, where he now serves as pastor. His interests mainly revolve around his family.Read less