{"product_id":"2940012902214","title":"The Biography of The Bible","description":"ISBN-13: 978-1461178040 Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003eISBN-10: 1461178045\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErnest Sutherland Bates (1879-1939) \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eKnox County’s Ernest Sutherland Bates is introduced by Twentieth Century Authors as an “American biographer, historian, and educator.” He is further described as an “advocate of free speech, a respected critic, whose writings were lucid, readable, and soundly considered.” From his writings it is obvious that he had a vital interest in religion and the Bible. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBates was born in Gambier, Ohio, in 1879, the son of Cyrus and Lavern (Sutherland) Bates. His academic education includes A.B. and A.M. degrees from the University of Michigan. He taught English at Oberlin College from 1903 to 1905, and in 1908 received a PhD from Columbia University. Bates taught English and Philosophy at the University of Arizona from 1908 to 1915 and at the University of Oregon from 1915 to 1925. He resigned from the University of Oregon in 1925 over a free speech controversy, and moved with his family to New York. He spent the rest of his life in journalism and writing. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHis career included many assignments in the literary world. He was the literary editor of the Dictionary of American Biography, associate editor of Modern Monthly, and staff member of the Saturday Review of Literature. Ernest Sutherland Bates died in 1939 of a sudden heart attack a few minutes after finishing the last page of his book, American Faith. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHis writings include the following books: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAmerican Faith\/Its Religious, Political, and Economic Foundations. 1940 \u003cbr\u003eThe American Hurley-Burley (with A. Williams). 1937 \u003cbr\u003eThe Bible Designed to be Read as Living Literature (ed.). 1936 \u003cbr\u003eThe Biography of the Bible (Life of the Bible). 1937 \u003cbr\u003eThe Four Gospels (ed.). 1932 \u003cbr\u003eThe Friend of Jesus (The Gospel According to Judas Iscariot). 1925 \u003cbr\u003eThe Gospel According to Judas Iscariot (The Friend of Jesus). 1929 \u003cbr\u003eHurst: Lord of San Simeon (with O. Carlson). 1936 \u003cbr\u003eThis Land of Liberty. 1930 \u003cbr\u003eLife of the Bible (The Biography of the Bible). 1953 \u003cbr\u003eMary Baker Eddy: The Truth and the Tradition. 1932 \u003cbr\u003eThe Pageant of the States. 1938 \u003cbr\u003eThe Pocket Bible (ed.). 1951 \u003cbr\u003eOxford Companion to American Literature (ed.). 1956 \u003cbr\u003eThe Story of Congress 1789-1935. 1936 \u003cbr\u003eThe Story of the Supreme Court. 1936 \u003cbr\u003eA Study of Shelley’s Drama. 1908 \u003cbr\u003eTouring in 1600. 1911","brand":"zuubooks.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145528033520,"sku":"2940012902214","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012902214_p0.jpg?v=1763573851","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012902214","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}