John Newton (Crotts - Bitesize Biography)

Author: John Crotts

File under: Newton

ISBN: 9780852349083

Binding: paperback

Section: Biography

The people who know John Newton s name often only know one or two things about him. First, that he authored one of the most popular hymns of all time, Amazing Grace; The other, that he was a slaveship captain before he wrote that hymn. Those facts are true, but there is a great deal more to his story.