Granfield, Linda.

Amazing grace : the story of the hymn / Linda Granfield ; illustrated by Janet Wilson. - Plattsburgh, N.Y. : Tundra Books of Northern New York, c1997. - 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 22 x 27 cm.

Describes the events of the life of John Newton as a captain aboard a slave trade vessel and later as a clergyman that led to his writing the well-loved hymn, "Amazing Grace."

ISBN: 0887763898

LCCN: 96061146 /AC/r98

Subjects--Personal Names:
Newton, John, 1725-1807.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Hymn writers.
Clergy.
Slavery.

Dewey Class. No.: 264/.23/092