A Lone Woman in Africa: Six Years on the Kroo Coast

295 pp. Light green cloth, gilt titles, dark green decorations, Black-and-white photographic frontispiece and plates. Agnes McAllister's memoir follows years of service as a missionary in Liberia. From early calls to surrender to dramatic encounters with the local tribes, the book chronicles growth, hardship, and new-found purpose in the face of daunting cultural and spiritual challenges.