Shreveport Martyrs of 1873: The Surest Path to Heaven

In the autumn of 1873, one of the worst yellow fever epidemics in U.S. history swept through Shreveport. As the deadly scourge claimed a quarter of the town's population, the dedicated efforts of five missionary priests offered a call to hope, even as they laid down their own lives in the struggle. True martyrdom is vanishingly rare, extolled as the highest possible sacrifice, yet Shreveport bore abundant witness through these five saintly priests. Their heroism in the midst of this tragic chapter is captured here by a trio of authors, winding a narrative that transcends history to reveal complex themes of virtue, sacrifice and response in times of human crisis and suffering.

Author: Very Reverend Peter B. Mangum Jcl, W. Ryan Smith Ma, Cheryl H. White Phd
Publisher: History Press
Published: 10/11/2021
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.98w x 0.47d
ISBN13: 9781467150903
ISBN10: 1467150908
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,
- History | United States | 20th Century
- Religion | Christianity | Catholic