Sacramento and the Catholic Church: Shaping a Capital City

by Steven M. Avella

This work examines the interplay between the city of Sacramento and the Catholic Church since the 1850s. Avella uses Sacramento as a case study of the role of religious denominations in the development of the American West. In Sacramento, as in other western urban areas, churches brought civility and various cultural amenities, and they helped to create an atmosphere of stability so important to creating a viable urban community. At the same time,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087417760X
• ISBN13: 9780874177602
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.3"