Includes bibliographical (pages 253-258) references.
Contents:
The Reformation heritage -- The English heritage -- The English Catholic heritage -- Lord Baltimore establishes a colony -- Catholic life begins in Maryland -- Political and religious life in Maryland from the Restoration to the glorious Revolution -- Eighteenth century religious and political life in Maryland -- Catholic colonial Pennsylvania -- Catholic colonial New York, New Jersey, New England.
Summary:
In this comprehensive history, Fr. Charles Connor details the life of Catholics in the American Colonies. It's a tale that begins with the flight of English Catholics to religious freedom in Maryland in 1634, and continues through the post-Revolutionary period, by which time the constitutions of all but four of the first 13 states contained harsh anti-Catholic provisions.
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