The American Catholic Almanac: A Daily Reader of Patriots,

The American Catholic Almanac: A Daily Reader of Patriots, Saints, Rogues, and Ordinary People Who Changed the United States

WHAT DO BUFFALO BILL, JOHN F. KENNEDY, VINCE LOMBARDI, DOROTHY DAY, FULTON SHEEN, AND ANDY WARHOL HAVE IN COMMON?
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Theyâ€™re all Catholics who have shaped America. In this page-a-day history, 365 inspiring stories celebrate the historic contributions of American men and women shaped by their Catholic faith. From famous figures to lesser-known saints and sinners, The American Catholic Almanac tells the fascinating, funny, uplifting, and unlikely tales of Catholicsâ€™ influence on American history, culture, and politics. Spanning the scope of the Revolutionary War to Notre Dame football, this unique collection of stories highlights the transformative role of the Catholic Church in American public life over the last 400 years.

Did you knowâ€¦
â€¢ The first immigrant to arrive in America via Ellis Island was a 15-year-old Irish Catholic girl?
â€¢ Al Caponeâ€™s tombstone reads â€œMY JESUS MERCYâ€?
â€¢ Andrew Jackson credited Americaâ€™s victory in the Battle of New Orleans to the prayers of the Virgin Mary and the Ursuline Sisters?
â€¢ Five Franciscans died in sixteenth-century Georgia defending the Churchâ€™s teachings on marriage?
â€¢ Jack Kerouac died wanting to be known as a Catholic and not only as a beat poet?
â€¢ Catholic missionaries lived in Virginia 36 years before the English settled Jamestown?

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Binding Kindle Edition
EISBN 9780553418736
Format Kindle eBook
Label Image
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NumberOfPages 418
PublicationDate 2014-09-30
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ReleaseDate 2014-09-30
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Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9780553418736
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Image
Manufacturer	Image
NumberOfPages	418
PublicationDate	2014-09-30
Publisher	Image
ReleaseDate	2014-09-30
Studio	Image

The American Catholic Almanac: A Daily Reader of Patriots, Saints, Rogues, and Ordinary People Who Changed the United States

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