Holy Ghost Girl A Memoir

Donna M. Johnson

eBook - 2011

Donna Johnson's remarkable story of being raised under the biggest gospel tent in the world, by David Terrell, one of the most famous evangelical ministers of the 1960s and 70s. Holy Ghost Girl is a compassionate, humorous exploration of faith, betrayal, and coming of age on the sawdust trail. She was just three years old when her mother signed on as the organist of tent revivalist David Terrell, and before long, Donna Johnson was part of the hugely popular evangelical preacher's inner circle. At seventeen, she left the ministry for good, with a trove of stranger- than-fiction memories. A homecoming like no other, Holy Ghost Girl brings to life miracles, exorcisms, and faceoffs with the Ku Klux Klan. And that's just what w...ent on under the tent. As Terrell became known worldwide during the 1960s and '70s, the caravan of broken-down cars and trucks that made up his ministry evolved into fleets of Mercedes and airplanes. The glories of the Word mixed...

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Published
Penguin Publishing Group
Language
English
Main Author
Donna M. Johnson
Online Access
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Format
Kindle Book, OverDrive Read eBook
Kindle Book
ASINB0052REQDS
Release Date10/13/2011
OverDrive Read eBook
ISBN9781101545188
Release Date10/13/2011