William Barnaby Faherty (1914–2011)
Autor von Gateway to the Moon: Building the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex
Über den Autor
William Barnaby Faherty is professor emeritus of history at St. Louis University and director of the Museum of the Western Jesuit Missions in Hazelwood, Missouri. He is the author of 25 books
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The Saint Louis portrait : a pictorial and entertaining commentary on the growth and development of Saint Louis,… (1978) 14 Exemplare
Florida's Space Coast: The Impact of NASA on the Sunshine State (Florida History and Culture) (2002) 11 Exemplare
A Gift to Glory In: The First Hundred Years of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 1859-1959 (1989) 6 Exemplare
Deep Roots & Golding Wings: One Hundred and Fifty Years with the Visitation Sisters in the Archdiocese of Saint Louis,… (1982) 3 Exemplare
The Fourth Career of John B. Bannon: St. Louis Pastor, Southern Chaplain, Confederate Agent and Irish Jesuit Orator (1994) 3 Exemplare
The Catholic Ancestry of Saint Louis 1 Exemplar
St. Louis - A Concise History 1 Exemplar
Destiny of Modern Woman 1 Exemplar
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- Gebräuchlichste Namensform
- Faherty, William Barnaby
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Faherty, William Barnaby
- Andere Namen
- Faherty, W. B.
Faherty, William Barby - Geburtstag
- 1914-12-17
- Todestag
- 2011-08-22
- Begräbnisort
- Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Sterbeort
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Wohnorte
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Ausbildung
- Jesuit Seminary, Florissant Missouri
St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri USA (PhD|History) - Berufe
- Jesuit priest
professor
author
historian
archivist - Organisationen
- St. Louis University
Society of Jesus
Regis College
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- 40
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- 3.9
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- 4
- ISBNs
- 34
Here is a litany of Irish surnames, some of them familiar from St. Louis landmarks and street names. Irish people who were influential in religion, education, literature, business, industry, politics, labor unions, sports, etc., plus women of distinction. The stories of Bryan Mullanphy on page 38 are heartwarming. A true St. Louis hero, along with fireman Phelim O'Toole. The names change as the city changes: immigration and growth, demographic and ethnic changes, new parishes and institutions. Two chapters cover St. Louis Irish responses to the Civil War. Others tell of Irish participation in the World’s Fair, the world wars, and the World Series.
This book may be useful in genealogy research. The map on page 57 shows which Catholic parishes were Irish, which German, and which French--valuable clues in tracking down church records.
A very Catholic book. One could argue that it has a pro-clerical bias, but that's the way it was with the Irish. Readable, though poorly edited. It covers all the obvious angles, from the eighteenth century to Mark McGwire's home run chase with Sammy Sosa. Illustrated with many historic photographs.… (mehr)