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Francis L. (Francis Lister) Hawks
1798–1866
A gifted 19th-century preacher and historian, he moved from the law into the Episcopal ministry and became known for lively sermons and ambitious church histories. His career carried him from North Carolina to major pulpits in New Haven, Philadelphia, New York, and New Orleans.
4 Audiobooks
The Adventures of Daniel Boone: the Kentucky rifleman
by Francis L. (Francis Lister) Hawks
The adventures of Hernan Cortes, the conqueror of Mexico
by Francis L. (Francis Lister) Hawks
The Girl's Cabinet of Instructive and Moral Stories
by Francis L. (Francis Lister) Hawks
Natural History Or, Uncle Philip's Conversations with the Children about Tools and Trades among Inferior Animals
by Francis L. (Francis Lister) Hawks
About the author
Born in New Bern, North Carolina, in 1798, Francis Lister Hawks graduated from the University of North Carolina at an unusually young age, studied law, and was admitted to the bar before turning to the Episcopal ministry. He was ordained in the late 1820s and soon built a reputation as a brilliant, magnetic preacher.
Hawks served churches in several major American cities, including New Haven, Philadelphia, New York, and New Orleans. Alongside his work in the pulpit, he wrote extensively, especially on church history, and became one of the best-known Episcopal historians of his time.
He is remembered as a man of wide interests: preacher, educator, editor, and historical writer. For readers coming to his work now, he offers a window into the religious and intellectual life of 19th-century America.