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Record Nr.

UNINA9910524689303321

Autore

O'Connor Thomas H. <1922-2012, >

Titolo

Boston Catholics : A History of the Church and Its People / / Thomas H. O'Connor ; [new foreword by James M. O'Toole]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Northeastern University Press

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1 online resource xx, 357 pages) : illustrations

Soggetti

History of the Americas

History

Church history

Massachusetts Boston

Boston (Mass.) Church history

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Open access edition supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities / Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Humanities Open Book Program.

The text of this book is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License

Reprint of 1998 edition with new foreword.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

No Catholics Need Apply --  Strangers in the Land --  The Famine Years --  Growth and Assimilation --  A Changing Church --  A Sense of Solidarity --  Winds of Change --  Meeting the Future.

Sommario/riassunto

In this engaging work, Thomas H. O'Connor chronicles the activities, achievements, and failures of the Church's leaders and parishioners over the course of two centuries. Originally published by Northeastern University Press in 1998. With a new foreword by James M. O'Toole.