Experience the brilliant mind of a man who sacrificed his life for the people of Shreveport. From 1854 to 1873, Servant of God Father Louis Gergaud, native of Heric, France, served as a dedicated missionary priest in northeast Louisiana. These years, often fraught with hardships, culminated in his decision to offer his own life for the people of Shreveport during the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1873. The narrative of his life during these years, drawn from his own letters and papers, provide insightful commentary on issues as diverse as Catholic-Protestant relations in the nineteenth century Sout... Read More
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Experience the brilliant mind of a man who sacrificed his life for the people of Shreveport. From 1854 to 1873, Servant of God Father Louis Gergaud, native of Heric, France, served as a dedicated missionary priest in northeast Louisiana. These years, often fraught with hardships, culminated in his decision to offer his own life for the people of Shreveport during the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1873. The narrative of his life during these years, drawn from his own letters and papers, provide insightful commentary on issues as diverse as Catholic-Protestant relations in the nineteenth century Sout... Read More
Experience the brilliant mind of a man who sacrificed his life for the people of Shreveport. From 1854 to 1873, Servant of God Father Louis Gergaud, native of Heric, France, served as a dedicated missionary priest in northeast Louisiana. These years, often fraught with hardships, culminated in his decision to offer his own life for the people of Shreveport during the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1873. The narrative of his life during these years, drawn from his own letters and papers, provide insightful commentary on issues as diverse as Catholic-Protestant relations in the nineteenth century South, the economics of commerce in an expanding nation, and the social impacts of the Civil War. Most importantly, these papers provide context to understand the character of a man whose heroic virtue led him to the sacrifice of his own life for strangers.
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Pages: 144
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Publication Date: 13th February 2023
State: Louisiana
ISBN: 9781467152204
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / 19th Century HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic
Author Bio
Very Reverend Peter B. Mangum, JCL, is pastor of the Church of Jesus the Good Shepherd in Monroe, Louisiana. He serves as the Episcopal delegate for the Cause of Canonization and Beatification for the Shreveport Martyrs. This is the third book he has coauthored on their lives. W. Ryan Smith serves as the director of hospital operations at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport. He is the author of Sang Pour Sang, a historical fiction novel published by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press, and this is his fourth title with The History Press. Cheryl H. White, PhD, is a professor of history at Louisiana State University at Shreveport. She serves as the chair of the Historical Commission for the Causes of Beatification and Canonization for the Shreveport Martyrs. This is her seventh book to be published with The History Press.
Experience the brilliant mind of a man who sacrificed his life for the people of Shreveport. From 1854 to 1873, Servant of God Father Louis Gergaud, native of Heric, France, served as a dedicated missionary priest in northeast Louisiana. These years, often fraught with hardships, culminated in his decision to offer his own life for the people of Shreveport during the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1873. The narrative of his life during these years, drawn from his own letters and papers, provide insightful commentary on issues as diverse as Catholic-Protestant relations in the nineteenth century South, the economics of commerce in an expanding nation, and the social impacts of the Civil War. Most importantly, these papers provide context to understand the character of a man whose heroic virtue led him to the sacrifice of his own life for strangers.
Pages: 144
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Publication Date: 13th February 2023
State: Louisiana
ISBN: 9781467152204
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / 19th Century HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV) RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic
Very Reverend Peter B. Mangum, JCL, is pastor of the Church of Jesus the Good Shepherd in Monroe, Louisiana. He serves as the Episcopal delegate for the Cause of Canonization and Beatification for the Shreveport Martyrs. This is the third book he has coauthored on their lives. W. Ryan Smith serves as the director of hospital operations at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport. He is the author of Sang Pour Sang, a historical fiction novel published by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press, and this is his fourth title with The History Press. Cheryl H. White, PhD, is a professor of history at Louisiana State University at Shreveport. She serves as the chair of the Historical Commission for the Causes of Beatification and Canonization for the Shreveport Martyrs. This is her seventh book to be published with The History Press.
