The Rise of Newport's Catholics: From Colonial Outcasts to Gilded Age Leaders - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Massachusetts PressISBN-13:9781625347978ISBN-10:1625347979UPC:9781625347978Book Category:History, ReligionBook Subcategory:United States, ChristianityBook Topic:State & Local, 19th Century, CatholicSize:9.01 x 6.04 x 0.79 inchesWeight:0.9811Product ID:SC84GZ5GQH
The Rise of Newport's Catholics: From Colonial Outcasts to Gilded Age Leaders
Nineteenth-century New England was a hostile place for Catholics. In Massachusetts a mob torched a convent; in Maine a priest was tarred and feathered; and Rhode Island elected an anti-Catholic Know Nothing governor. "No Irish Need Apply" signs were common.
Newport was different. It was a religiously diverse and tolerant city that welcomed Catholic French troops during the American Revolution...Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Massachusetts PressISBN-13:9781625347978ISBN-10:1625347979UPC:9781625347978Book Category:History, ReligionBook Subcategory:United States, ChristianityBook Topic:State & Local, 19th Century, CatholicSize:9.01 x 6.04 x 0.79 inchesWeight:0.9811Product ID:SC84GZ5GQH
JOHN F. QUINN is professor of history at Salve Regina University.
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