Through Gates of Splendor, First Edition
By: Elisabeth Elliot
PBK.003140
Printed Book
1957
New York United States
English
Printed on Paper
8.4 × 5.8 × 0.9 in. (21.4 × 14.7 × 2.5 cm)
Not on View
Elisabeth Elliot was a Christian author and speaker most known for this book, Through Gates of Splendor, published in 1957. The book details the true account of five families and their attempts to befriend an isolated Waodäni tribe in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Tragically, after only a few encounters, five of the missionaries, including Elisabeth’s husband Jim, were killed by a group of tribesmen who perceived them as a threat.
In 1958, Elisabeth and her young daughter, Valerie, returned to Ecuador and served as missionaries to the Waodäni people until their return to the United States in 1963. Elisabeth went on to write dozens of books and served as a stylistic consultant for the committee of the New International Version of the Bible.
Published in 1957 by Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York. Acquired by Elisabeth Elliot (1926–2015); Gifted to Alice Howard.[1] Acquired before 2015 by Elisabeth Elliot; Via death in 2015 to Lars Gren, Little Rock, Arkansas; Donated in 2020 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Notes: [1] An inscription on the copyright page includes a quote from Jim Elliot that reads, “With much love To Alice/ from your niece/ Betty Elliot.” The name Alice Howard appears in a different hand on the title page.
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