Memoirs of John McDowell and William A. McDowell is a book written by William Buell Sprague and published in 1864. The book is a biographical account of the lives of John McDowell and his son William A. McDowell. The McDowell family were Presbyterian ministers who played an important role in the religious and social history of the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries.The book begins with a brief history of the McDowell family, tracing...