""Francis Asbury, A Biographical Study"" by Horace M. Du Bose is a comprehensive biography of the life of Francis Asbury, one of the most important figures in the early history of Methodism in America. Asbury was born in England in 1745 and came to America in 1771 as a missionary for the Methodist Church. Over the next 45 years, he traveled extensively throughout the United States, preaching and organizing churches, and became the first bishop of...