Lamy of Santa Fe
Lamy of Santa Fe

Author: Paul Horgan

Publisher: Wesleyan University Press

Published: 2015-07-08

Total Pages: 558

ISBN-13: 0819573590

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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History (1976). The extraordinary biography of a pioneer hero of the frontier Southwest from the author of Great River. Originally published in 1975, this Pulitzer Prize for History–winning biography chronicles the life of Archbishop Jean Baptiste Lamy (1814–1888), New Mexico’s first resident bishop and the most influential, reform-minded Catholic official in the region during the late 1800s. Lamy’s accomplishments, including the endowing of hospitals, orphanages, and English-language schools and colleges, formed the foundation of modern-day Santa Fe and often brought him into conflict with corrupt local priests. His life story, also the subject of Willa Cather’s Death Comes for the Archbishop, describes a pivotal period in the American Southwest, as Spanish and Mexican rule gave way to much greater influence from the United States and Europe. Historian and consummate stylist Paul Horgan has given us a chronicle filled with hardy, often extraordinary adventure, and sustained by Lamy’s magnificent strength of character. “Lamy of Santa Fe stands as a beacon in American biography.” —James M. Day, author of Paul Horgan “Lamy of Santa Fe is a classic work. Not only is the research exemplary but so is the narrative artistry, the work of history as art.” —Robert Gish, author of Nueva Granada: Paul Horgan and the Modern Southwest “Historians, and general readers as well, seeking vivid portrayal of the Southwest’s political, social and cultural traditions will find [this book] rewarding . . . the historical and literary heritage of Americans in general will be the richer for Mr. Horgan’s painstaking effort.” —Southwestern Historical Quarterly

A History of the Sapp Family (Classic Reprint)
A History of the Sapp Family (Classic Reprint)

Author: John Gooden Sapp

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-07-13

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9780282945305

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Excerpt from A History of the Sapp Family The definite verifiable history of the Sapp family in its differ ent branches begins about 1765 to 1775. From that time down the lines are definitely traceable and errors that appear are due to a fail ure of memory or a date entered wrongly. Previous to this time, however, all the connected history of the family is assumed. Facts on record such as wills, deeds, land grants, marriage licenses, etc., stand out alone and serve only to guide the searcher after truth in breaking new paths from one to another, and who shall say these paths are not correctly laid out? Given certain facts as premises, if we follow them logically who shall say our conclusion is wrong until he has facts that shall contradict it? It is purely tradition as yet, that John Sapp came over from England with Lord Calvert in his second or third ship load of im migrants in 1650, but we have seen fit to assume it as a fact as it fits in well with what we know of the family. We must account for Sapps in different sections of the country as early at 1776 and we must account for two Sa'pps appearing on records as early as 1743. We stand willing to be corrected, but until some one can adduce proof against us or offer a more feasible theory, we are willing to accept this one we have assumed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

History of Wilkinson County [Georgia]
History of Wilkinson County [Georgia]

Author: Victor Davidson

Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com

Published: 2009-06

Total Pages: 661

ISBN-13: 0806346817

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This consolidated reprint of three pamphlets by Mr. David Dobson endeavors to shed light on some 1,000 Irish men and women and their families who emigrated to North America between roughly 1775 and 1825. In the majority of cases, the lists provides us with most of the following particulars: name, date of birth, name of ship, occupation in Ireland, reason for emigration, sometimes place of origin in Ireland, place of disembarkation in the New World, date of arrival, number of persons in the household, and the source of the information. This volume is the first in a three-volume series by Mr. Dobson on early Irish emigration to America.

A Dowling Family of the South.
A Dowling Family of the South.

Author: R a 1922- Dowling

Publisher: Hassell Street Press

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages: 502

ISBN-13: 9781014019486

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