Steven M. Avella
Auteur van Sacramento: Indomitable City (CA) (Making of America)
Over de Auteur
Steven M. Avella is the author of Sacramento: Indomitable City, and is a history professor and past history department chair at Marquette University
Werken van Steven M. Avella
In the Richness of the Earth: A History of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, 1843-1958 (Urban Life Series) (2002) 7 exemplaren
Sacramento and the Catholic Church: Shaping a Capital City (The Urban West Series) (2008) 7 exemplaren
The Diocese of Phoenix Celebrating 40 Years (1969-2009): Encountering the Living Christ (2009) 6 exemplaren
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Algemene kennis
- Geslacht
- male
- Opleiding
- University of Notre Dame (PhD)
Franciscan School of Theology (MDiv) - Beroepen
- priest
historian
professor
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Statistieken
- Werken
- 17
- Leden
- 79
- Populariteit
- #226,897
- Waardering
- 4.0
- Besprekingen
- 1
- ISBNs
- 16
The historical aspect of the book is really excellent and well researched. It is filled with tons of period photographs and maps and so on. As faith has a role in the history of the area where I grew up, it really does a good job of showing how the Roman Catholic Church led the development of communities and other such things.
There are some things I don’t like about the book. The main problem I have with the book is its physical dimensions. It doesn’t exactly fit in with the rest of my books and it makes it somewhat annoying. Anyway, other than that, this book is pretty good for the aforementioned reasons.… (meer)