Its western component included early events at Gasper River and Cane Ridge and inspired a group that experienced a "Great Disappointment" on October 22, 1848, the Millerites.
The autobiography of one prominent member of this movement, Lorenzo Dow, was once second only to the Bible in book sales. Its western component included early events at Gasper River and Cane Ridge and inspired a group that experienced a "Great Disappointment" on October 22, 1848, the Millerites. This movement resulted in upstate New York being called the "burned-over district," and its prominent figures included the Presbyterian Lyman Beecher and Methodist Charles Grandison Finney. For 10 points, name this early 19th century period of renewed religious fervor across the United States, similar to an earlier revival from the 1730s.
The autobiography of one prominent member of this movement, Lorenzo Dow, was once second only to the Bible in book sales.
Second Great Awakening [Prompt on “Great Awakening.”]