Alaskana Catholica: A History of the Catholic Church in Alaska, a Reference Work in the Format of an Encyclopedia

by Louis Renner

Beginning in 1873, messengers of the Roman Catholic faith set out to preach the gospel and build institutions for good in Alaska. In the small villages and nomadic camps, these men and women began their work, which is chronicled in this new and voluminous work.

One of the main intents of this volume, we read in the author's Preface, is to keep alive for posterity the memory of many major Catholic Alaskan figures--clerical and lay, Native...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870623427
• ISBN13: 9780870623424
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Arthur H. Clark Company
• Length: 750 Pages
• Weight: 5.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 8.8" x 11.2"