Pilgrims to the Northland: The Archdiocese of St. Paul, 1840-1962

by Marvin R. O'Connell

This is the first narrative history of the Archdiocese of St. Paul, from 1840 to 1962. Historian Marvin R. O'Connell brings to life the extraordinary labors and accomplishments of the French priests who came to the upper midwest territory during the first half of the nineteenth century. Over the next fifty years a flood of settlers, primarily Irish and German Catholics, filled up the land. In 1850 Rome created a new diocese centered in the village...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268037299
• ISBN13: 9780268037291
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 688 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.4"