Fire & roses : the burning of the Charlestown convent, 1834 /

Fire & roses : the burning of the Charlestown convent, 1834 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Schultz, Nancy Lusignan, 1956-
Imprint:	New York : Free Press, c2000.
Description:	xii, 317 p. : ill., 1 map ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Ursuline Convent (Charlestown, Boston, Mass.) -- History -- 19th century. Ursuline Convent (Charlestown, Boston, Mass.) Riots -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History -- 19th century. Fires -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History -- 19th century. Anti-Catholicism -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- History -- 19th century. Anti-Catholicism. Fires. Riots. Charlestown (Boston, Mass.) -- History -- 19th century. Boston (Mass.) -- History -- 19th century. Massachusetts -- Boston. Massachusetts -- Boston -- Charlestown. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4362452

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Varying Form of Title:	Fire and roses
ISBN:	0684856859
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-304) and index.

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Summary:	Packed with fascinating characters and hair-raising drama, this true story of a 19th century convent destroyed by a rampaging mob documents one of the worst episodes of religious persecution in American history. Photos.
Physical Description:	xii, 317 p. : ill., 1 map ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-304) and index.
ISBN:	0684856859