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Shreveport martyrs of 1873 : the surest path to heaven / Very Reverend Peter B. Mangum, JCL ; W. Ryan Smith, MA ; Cheryl H. White, PhD.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mangum, Peter B., author.
- Smith, W. Ryan, author.
- White, Cheryl H., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Catholic Church--Louisiana--Shreveport--History--19th century.
- Catholic Church.
- Yellow fever--Louisiana--Shreveport--History--19th century.
- Yellow fever.
- Priests--Louisiana--Shreveport--Biography.
- Priests.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (148 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- In the autumn of 1873, one of the worst yellow fever epidemics in U.S. history swept through Shreveport. As the deadly scourge claimed a quarter of the town's population, the dedicated efforts of five missionary priests offered a call to hope, even as they laid down their own lives in the struggle. True martyrdom is vanishingly rare, extolled as the highest possible sacrifice, yet Shreveport bore abundant witness through these five saintly priests. Their heroism in the midst of this tragic chapter is captured here by a trio of authors, winding a narrative that transcends history to reveal complex themes of virtue, sacrifice and response in times of human crisis and suffering.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword, by Archbishop Christophe Pierre
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Prologue
- The Surest Path to Heaven
- At Every Corner
- Much Sickness May Result
- Implore God to Have Pity
- Blotted Out of Existence
- One Great Charnel House
- The Busy Carnival of Misery
- I Go to My Death
- In Another World
- A Tempest of Death
- God Help and Relieve Them
- Bring Along Their Coffins
- Glad Tidings
- All Honor to the Noble Martyrs
- Notes
- Bibliography
- About the Authors.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBook Central, viewed June 3, 2025).
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-4396-7391-8
- OCLC:
- 1281963739
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