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An Unordinary Man. A Life of Father John LaFarge, S.J..
Robert A. Hecht
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Description for An Unordinary Man. A Life of Father John LaFarge, S.J..
Hardback. Series: ATLA Monograph Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BG; HRCC7; JFFJ; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 141 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
A Catholic Book Club Selection for May 1996 Father John LaFarge, S.J., (1880-1963) was one of the most prominent American Roman Catholic clergymen of his time, who achieved recognition as a major civil rights activist in the years before and after World War II. An Unordinary Man examines the extraordinary career of this civil rights activist and editor of America—from his youth in Rhode Island, through the founding of the Catholic Interracial Council and the writing of his encyclical on racism (at the request of Pope Pius XI in 1938), to his continued presence in the civil rights movement. ... Read more
A Catholic Book Club Selection for May 1996 Father John LaFarge, S.J., (1880-1963) was one of the most prominent American Roman Catholic clergymen of his time, who achieved recognition as a major civil rights activist in the years before and after World War II. An Unordinary Man examines the extraordinary career of this civil rights activist and editor of America—from his youth in Rhode Island, through the founding of the Catholic Interracial Council and the writing of his encyclical on racism (at the request of Pope Pius XI in 1938), to his continued presence in the civil rights movement. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
ATLA Monograph Series
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810830943
SKU
V9780810830943
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About Robert A. Hecht
Robert A. Hecht, Ph.D., is Professor of History at Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, N.Y. His publications include Oliver LaFarge and the American Indian: A Biography (Scarecrow, 1991).
Reviews for An Unordinary Man. A Life of Father John LaFarge, S.J..
Hecht's wide knowledge of the LaFarge family is put to good advantage in telling this story...a very good read.
Commonweal Magazine
...provide[s] valuable insights...fascinating reading...careful and well-done work... meticulously researched and interestingly written, providing an excellent mixture of fact and analysis...[Hecht] display[s] a remarkable objectivity while exploring sensitive and controversial issues...separate[s] fact from opinion. The scholarship is outstanding...a ... Read more
Commonweal Magazine
...provide[s] valuable insights...fascinating reading...careful and well-done work... meticulously researched and interestingly written, providing an excellent mixture of fact and analysis...[Hecht] display[s] a remarkable objectivity while exploring sensitive and controversial issues...separate[s] fact from opinion. The scholarship is outstanding...a ... Read more