Description: Veteran journalist Hunter James covered the PTL's scandalous story for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution from the first report of Bakker's double life until Falwell left the bankrupt ministry in South Carolina. Smile Pretty and Say Jesus is James's wry, personal account of the struggle for control of the PTL enterprise.
Brief description: HUNTER JAMES (1932-2018) was a native and resident of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. A newspaper journalist covering the South for more than thirty years, he spent much of that time as a correspondent for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and as an editorial writer for that paper and other east-coast dailies. He is the author of nine books, including Smile Pretty and Say Jesus: The Last Great Days of PTL (Georgia).
Review Quotes:
Author James was along for the ride as the tales of greed and sin began to unfold, and with this book he takes us along, too. . . . A highly readable, entertaining piece of personal journalism.
--Anniston Star