Diane Winston's "Red-Hot and Righteous"

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In this book review the writer offers an introduction and discussion of the book "Red-Hot and Righteous" by Diane Winston. It begins by giving an overview of the book and assessing what message Winston intended to give her readers. The review highlights the themes that the author covers such as the Salvation Army's history, background and rise to greatness. In the conclusion the writer explores that while the book is an effective review of the Salvation Army, it does not continue up to the present day and therefore is not as comprehensive as it could have been.

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"Red-Hot and Righteous" tells the story of the Salvation Army from its inception to 1950. They called it the "Cathedral of the Open Air," and it worked nowhere better than in New York City. The first representatives of the Army, which began in England in the 1860s, arrived in New York in 1880. "At home in England, the Army's novel methods, including loud parades, female preachers, and hymns set to popular tunes, were attacked not only in the press but also in the streets" (Winston 10). The army's members were "men and women mostly belonging to the working class" (Winston 13), who had joined the army, found religion, and were now saved from "immorality and ruffianism."

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