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Avella, Steven M.

Sacramento and the Catholic church shaping a capital city / [electronic resource] : Steven M. Avella. - Reno : University of Nevada Press, c2008. - 1 online resource (xv, 368 p.) : ill., maps. - The Urban West series . - Urban West. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-353) and index.

A cooperative community, 1850-1886 -- Cathedral building as urban project, 1865-1889 -- Religious sisters as urban agents, 1850-1920 -- Catholics and the ethnic consensus, 1880-1930 -- Building the city beautiful, 1890-1930 -- Catholic social provision : the Depression and World War II, 1930-1945 -- Carving a space and creating community : the Catholic Church and the North Area, 1940-1970 -- Building a visible Latino presence in the city, 1930-1970 -- Homelessness and fighting the city consensus, 1970-2000.

ISBN: 9780874177664 (electronic bk.) 0874177669 (electronic bk.)

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Catholic Church--California--Sacramento.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
RELIGION--Christianity--Catholic.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Sacramento (Calif.)--Church history.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: BX1418.S23 / A94 2008eb

Dewey Class. No.: 282/.79454