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	1.	Keyes, Frances Parkinson  Mother Cabrini Missionary to the World Vision Books New York Farrar, Straus and Cudahy 1959 Hardcover Near Fine Illustrated by Frank Nichols Vision Books are stories of great Catholics to inspire young hearts. Especially designed to acquaint boys and girls from about 9 to 15 years of age with the lives of great Catholics lay figures, martyrs, and Saints. Vision books will inspire and instruct. Their lively telling, their readability, and their historical accuracy make them unique. These colorful action-filled life stories combine scruplulous fidelity to facts with high entertainment value. Besides giving youngsters a broader understanding of their Faith, this series also brings them a world of information about history and geography, at home and in foreign lands. Through Vision Books young people will better comprehend and visualize the courage and piety that inspired these famous followers of Christ. Vision Books are written by outstanding authors, each of whom tells the story of the saint or hero closest to his heart. Vision Books will captivate young readers. These rewarding and inspiring life stories of great Catholics unlock a lavish treasure house of thrilling reading and spiritual adventure. In 1946, with the canonization of Francesca Cabrini, the United States acclaimed her first citizen-saint. Frances Parkinson Keyes tell here the story of the little girl of nothern Italy who seemed born to be a missionary. Her Order, the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, was blessed with fantastic growth and it was the beloved little Mother Cabrini herself who crossed the ocean thirty-seven times to guide the world-wide expansion in France, England and Spain; in Central and South America; in the United States- in New York, New Orleans, Denver, in Seattle where she took the oath of United States citizenship, in Chicago, where she died in 1917, a saint of our time. Great to read aloud. Hardback book of 190 pages in Very Good Plus to Excellent condition with a very tight binding and clean crisp pages. There is a name blacked out on the first blank endpage. Outside cloth covers are very nice. This is NOT an ex-library book, but has come from a personal collection. This is Volume #43 in the series, therefore a higher #, which is more difficult to find. Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur.; Vision Book Catholic; 8vo 8" - 9" tall Price: 15.00 USD
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	2.	Sister Patricia Jean, John Sheridan, Frances Parkinson Keyes, and Dan Herr  Catholic Book Club: Only One Heart Garden City, NY Catholic Family Book Club 1963 Hardcover Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket Catholic Reading for the Whole Family. For many years leaders in the Church have been stressing the definite need for reading that is both wholesome and enjoyable, reading that encourages sound moral principles and the development of a healthy Catholic attitude. The importance of good literature cannot be overemphasized, and the necessity of reading with confidence and trust cannot be ignored. THe Catholic Family Book Club fulfills this need and offers, as approved Catholic reading, entertaining and inspirational books from a variety of recognized authors that can be shared and enjoyed by the entire family. The Club's monthly selections consists of either 1) two full-length books, outstanding novels or important works of nonfiction, and generous extracts from two or more other books, all bound together in one handsome volume, or 2) one large book of such noteworthy character that it is printed in a volume by itself. Four great stories! Hardback book of 429 pages in Very Good Plus condition with a tight bindiing and clean crisp pages. Dust Jacket is in Very Good condition with some small tears and chipping along the edges, covered now by a new clear mylar cover.; Catholic Family Book Club; 8vo 8" - 9" tall Price: 10.00 USD
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