Catholics in America

by James T. Fisher

Book Overview

Catholicism has grown from a suppressed and persecuted outsiders' religion in the American colonies to become the nation's single largest denomination. James Fisher surveys more than four centuries of Catholics' involvement in American history, starting his narrative with one of the first
Spanish expeditions to Florida, in 1528. He follows the transformation of Catholicism into one of America's most culturally and ethnically diverse religions,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195111796
• ISBN13: 9780195111798
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.8" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12