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LEONIDAS POLK OF THE SOUTHWEST
By NASH K. BURGER

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This pamphlet is one of a series of biographies of
Pioneer Builders in the Chuch's work edited by
THE REV. POWELL MILLS DAWLEY, PH.D. Each
pamphlet presents a glimpse into the life and work
of a Christian who has responded to the call of a
missionary vocation in some pioneer area of the
Church's task. The series covers a wide range of
people, times and places, and each is written by an
author whose interests, background or experience
are peculiarly suited to the writing of the pamphlet.
The general editior, Dr. Dawley, is Professor of
Ecclesiastical History at the General Theological
Seminary, and author of two volumes in the
Church's Teaching Series, Chapters in Church
History andThe Episcopal Church and Its Work.

NASH K BURGER, a graduate of the University of
the South and the University of Virgina, is Historiographer
of the Diocese of Mississippi and a
frequent writer on Southern history. He is a staff
member of The New York Times Book Review.

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Price 25 Cents

THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
281 FOURTH AVENUE
NEW YORK 10, N.Y.
1959