An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville Nature_Gift_Guide With pitch-black humor resonant of

With pitch-black humor resonant of her father

she narrowly saves herself from a would-be kidnapper at Davies Hall in San Francisco

Friendless and adrift

• Why "domestication" and the "image of perfection" lead to self-rejection

and still be home by dinnertime

An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville Nature_Gift_Guide With pitch-black humor resonant ofOne of NPR's Books We Love in 2022. In this erudite and piercing biography, best selling author Reza Aslan proves that one person's actions can have revolutionary consequences that reverberate the world over. Little known in America but venerated as a martyr in Iran, Howard Baskerville was a twenty two year old Christian missionary from South Dakota who traveled to Persia (modern day Iran) in 1907 for a two year stint teaching English and preaching