Fr. William Faherty's Newest Book Reviewed

There was a review in the archdiocesan newspaper some time ago, but this is the first time I have seen it in the Post Dispatch. His book is titled, "The St. Louis erman Catholics".

As a noted St. Louis historian, Fr. Faherty has written a number of books and is a guest speaker on our local Catholic radio station here, WRYT AM1080.

Those of German ancestry might well enjoy this book, as should all of those interested in St. Louis history.

This short book about the history of St. Louis' German Catholics summarizes a lifetime of study of St. Louis and Catholicism. Beginning with the first expressions of religious faith in pre-American St. Louis

It is primarily a thoroughly researched examination of the rise of Catholicism among the German population in the years of rapid growth (1830-1870) and the consolidation of this development in the following years.

Faherty's work should take its place alongside Walter Erlich's two volumes on the history of Jews in St. Louis and Gary Mormino's similar history of the Italian-American experience here.

Full review here.