Title: Sketches of the life of the Very Rev. Felix de Andreis: first superior of the Congregation of the Mission in the United States, and vicar-general of the Diocese of Louisiana: with a sketch of the progress of the Catholic religion in the United States, from the beginning of the present century to the year 1860.Author: Joseph RosatiPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500-1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U. S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more. Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more. Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP02993000CollectionID: CTRG99-B1174PublicationDate: 18610101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: The biographical material was collected and put in order by the Right Rev. Joseph Rosati. In 1840 the manuscript was entrusted to the Rev. J. B. Semeria of Rome who agreed to collect further information about Father De Andreis' early life and prepare the work for the printer. However, an Italian edition was never published. The manuscript was translated into English by Rev. Francis Burlando and published in Baltimore in 1861.Collation: 276 p., 1] leaf of plates: port.; 19 cm | Sketches of the Life of the Very REV. Felix de Andreis by Joseph Rosati, Paperback | Indigo Chapters