Lakeville Crucifix: A Religious War in 19th Century Connecticut

by Geoffrey Brown

In the 1880s, a Catholic priest in rural Lakeville, Connecticut erected a crucifix on the front lawn of his parish church -- in a predominately Protestant village. Some villagers were enraged. They petitioned the priest to remove the crucifix. The parishioners responded by boycotting the merchants who had signed the petition. The story ran on the first page of the New York Times, and other newspapers all over the United States. Things went rapidly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1724040251
• ISBN13: 9781724040251
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"