Shreveport Martyrs of 1873 : The Surest Path to Heaven

Shreveport Martyrs of 1873 : The Surest Path to Heaven

Very Reverend Peter B Mangum JCL, W. Ryan Smith MA, Cheryl H. White

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FörlagThe History Press
ISBN9781439673911

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.