The American Catholic Almanac: A Daily Reader of Patriots, Saints, Rogues, and Ordinary People Who Changed the United States

By Emily Stimpson and Brian Burch

Book Overview

What do Buffalo Bill, John F. Kennedy, Ponce de Leon, Dorothy Day, Andy Warhol, and Al Capone have in common? They're all Catholics who have shaped America. In this page-a-day history, 365 entries offer inspiring stories celebrating the Catholic American experience. From famous figures to ordinary people, T he American Catholic Almanac tells the facinating, funny, uplifting, and unlikely tales of Catholics' influence on American culture and politics. Spanning the scope of the Revolutionary War to Tom and Jerry cartoons to Notre Dame football, this unique devotional will appeal to anyone curious about how the Catholic faith has intersected with public life over the last three hundred years in America.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553418742
• ISBN13: 9780553418743
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Image
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 7.9"