John Blackie, the Bridgeton Colporteur, a Memoir, Ed. by W. Gillies

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This memoir tells the story of John Blackie, a Scottish colporteur who spent much of his life distributing religious texts and tracts to the working-class neighborhoods of Glasgow. Written by a colleague and friend of Blackie's, it provides insight into the life and work of a lesser-known figure in the history of Scottish religious activism.