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by Philip J. Furlong (Author)
Famous 5th-8th grade Catholic American History text with Study Questions & Activities. Hundreds of famous persons, places, dates, and events: Columbus, St. Isaac Jogues, Fr. Marquette, Mother Seton, etc. Great for both homeschoolers and Catholic schools!
Author Biography
The Most Rev. Philip Joseph Furlong was born in 1892 at New York City. He attended Cathedral College and St. Joseph s Seminary prior to receiving Holy Orders on the eighteenth of May, 1918. He later received his doctorate in philosophy from Fordham University, and went on to become Professor of History at Cathedral College. Father Furlong served as an auxiliary bishop from 1956-1971, and published his textbook The Old World and America in 1937 through William H. Sadlier Inc., New York. He retired from the Vicariate at the age of seventy-one and died on the thirteenth of April, 1989.
