The most fascinating story that a man could write is that kind which deals with history that God has shaped. And Cyrus the Persian is that kind of a story, intensely alive and absorbing, because it is drawn from the history of the Jewish people up to the time of their delivery under Cyrus the Great, King of the Medes and the Persians. In recreating this captivating story, Mr. Nagel has 'let in the romantic charm of ancient Babylon, and the mystic enchantment of the far east,'. He has show us what inspiring heroism grows from faith in the Lord who continually shapes the destinies of His own.
