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All That Is Human

The Life of "Brother Leo" Meehan

By: Ronald Isetti

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All That Is Human

The Life of "Brother Leo" Meehan

By: Ronald Isetti

This is a critical biography of the greatest platform speaker in the United States during the Great Depression era. His name was Brother Leo Meehan of the Christian Brothers. His extension courses for the University of California drew standing-room-only crowds, and his poetry recitals filled the San Francisco Opera House. He shared the same lecture podium with Winston Churchill and Sherwood Anderson. In 1939, he substituted for Monsignor Fulton J. Sheen for a month on the Catholic Hour over the NBC radio network. As its chancellor, Brother Leo made Saint Marys College one of the finest liberal arts colleges in the West. His magisterial history of English literature was adopted by colleges and universities across the nation. Although a vowed religious, Brother Leo conducted a secret love affair with a wealthy Oakland heiress, who was also his cousin. His leaving the religious life in 1941 became a national news story. After retiring to a stone villa on Lake Sherwood in Southern California, he married one of his many female fans. Francis Meehan died in 1966.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1524505889

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9781524505882

A Troubled Oasis: A Critical History of Palm Springs, California

Revised and Enlarged Edition

By: Ronald Isetti

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A Troubled Oasis: A Critical History of Palm Springs, California

Revised and Enlarged Edition

By: Ronald Isetti

This is a revised and enlarged version of A Troubled Oasis: A Critical History of Palm Springs. The key chapter on the tragedy of the Section Fourteen so-called "urban holocaust," when minorities were evicted from the center of the city in the 1960s, has been dramatically updated in light of a tranche of new, revelatory documents published online by city officials in the spring of 2023. However, all of the chapters have been enriched by greater detail, new subjects, and deeper research, making this new edition practically a new book. A critical perspective has been maintained, eschewing the boosterism of traditional municipal histories. This comprehensive study should appeal to anyone who wants to know more about the history of Palm Springs, from the prehistoric times of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians to the present day.

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Outskirts Press

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1977270131

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9781977270139

On these Promising Shores of the Pacific

A History of Saint Mary's College

By: Ronald Eugene Isetti

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On these Promising Shores of the Pacific

A History of Saint Mary's College

By: Ronald Eugene Isetti

The original fog-soaked Saint Mary's College campus in San Francisco enrolled both boys and young men and was born in 1863 from the educational vision of Archbishop Joseph Sadoc Alemany. In 1889, the campus moved to Oakland and was affectionately dubbed the "Old Brickpile." Through fires, earthquakes, two world wars and bankruptcy, the college persevered and matured, eventually moving to its present location in Moraga Valley. From United States Navy cadets and "Slip" Madigan's Galloping Gaels to the Latin Question and iconic phone booth stuffing, historian and retired Saint Mary's College professor Ronald Eugene Isetti offers a detailed look at the college's legacy. Join Isetti as he chronicles the academic vision, institutional challenges and student traditions of one of California's oldest establishments of higher learning.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1625847602

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9781625847607

All That Is Human

The Life of "Brother Leo" Meehan

By: Ronald Isetti

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The Life of "Brother Leo" Meehan

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All That Is Human

All That Is Human

A Troubled Oasis: A Critical History of Palm Springs, California

A Troubled Oasis: A Critical History of Palm Springs, California

On these Promising Shores of the Pacific

On these Promising Shores of the Pacific

All That Is Human

All That Is Human

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