Pilgrims to the northland : the Archdiocese of St. Paul, 1840-1962 / Marvin R. O'Connell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Connell, Marvin R., 1930-2016.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Saint Paul Region (Minn.)--Church history--19th century.

Saint Paul Region (Minn.).

Saint Paul Region (Minn.)--Church history--20th century.

Catholic Church. Archdiocese of St. Paul (Minn.)--History--19th century.

Catholic Church.

Catholic Church. Archdiocese of St. Paul (Minn.)--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (689 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The first narrative history of the Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul, 1840 to 1962, breathes life into the challenges and triumphs of generations of Catholics.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Sky-Tinted Waters

From Pig's Eye to Saint Paul

"An Exile in Frozen Lands"

New Horizons

The Passing of the Torch

The Heart of the Matter

Politics and Pembina

The Ties That Bind

Out of the Toils of War

Rhetoric and Crusade

The Beckoning of the Land

Manifest Destiny

The Little Red Schoolhouse

Molding an Elite

The End of an Era

The Travails of Austin Dowling

Americanism Redivivus

Prayer and People

Mea Omnia Tua

Hard Times

In Defense of Jews and Public Decency

A People Set Apart

War and Revival

The End of the Counter-Reformation.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780268088583

0268088586

OCLC:

712995299