Centuries of St. Louis

by William Barnaby Faherty

Eminent and prolific historian Father William Barnaby Faherty, SJ, offers a unique take on the history of the Mound City with Centuries of St. Louis. This new history is told through profiles of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933370068
• ISBN13: 9781933370064
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Reedy Press
• Length: 113 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The Life Of A City Through The Lives Of Its Achievers

In "Centuries of St. Louis", Fr. Faherty tells the history of St. Louis through vignettes of the lives of twenty-three of its people of achievement. While some of the subjects are familiar figures to contemporary citizens while others are obscure, all have stories worth telling. In selecting his subjects, Fr. Faherty selected figures from education, sports, religion, philanthropy, and government. Averaging four to six pages each, he does an excellent job of weaving the lives of his subjects into the story of the city. Although a quick read, "Centuries of St. Louis" packs a lot into its one hundred eighteen pages.