[GonzoII]

[al_c]

Sounds like a very interesting read. Thanks for posting.

[ALPAPilot]

In the late sixth century we know that Saint Brendan, an Irish monk, and his companions, landed on the shores of America near what is now New Salem, New Hampshire?????

I hope the book is better than the reviewers knowledge of New Hampshire geography.

[chesley]

Sounds interesting.

But what role did Catholics play in forming the institutions of this country? What, for example, did 6th century monks have to do with it?

I’m sorry, but this sounds a lot like Afro-centric history does to me. Interesting facts, but irrelevant to the mainstream of events.

[livius]

Go St Augustine!

Our town and parish were founded by Spain in 1565, and we’re still going strong...

[Rumplemeyer]

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[the OlLine Rebel]

“All these events happened before the Pilgrims!”

I was going to say that very specifically, the perspective is NEW ENGLAND Protestant.

Indeed, the impression that “pilgrims” were the 1st English settlement in NA is bogus.

The 1st being the mysterious Roanoke, NC and the 2nd - 1st permanent - being JAMESTOWN, VA. Note these were both “south” - indeed, pilgrims were aiming for VA.

But people continue to think of “Plymouth”, “Salem”, etc, when it comes to “1st American...”

Which trickles into the whole “Thanksgiving” thing. Never mind other items of culture, and you’ll find New England has ultimately dominated as far as telling the story.

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[annalex]

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St. Augustine is the oldest continuing Christian settlement in the US.

[Melian]

I would love to read this. Thanks for posting this.

[Melian]

The author is Adam S. Miller.

[marsh2]

The anti-Catholic sentiments of early protestant settlers is understandable. My ancestors settled in Maine in 1626. One was a grandaughter of Thomas Cramner - former Archbishop of the church of England under Henry VIII. He was burned at the stake in a purge by subsequent Catholic rule. There was a whole cycle of bloody pursecution by Catholic rulers in English history. On the other hand, there was oppression by the likes of Protestant Cromwell.

Some of America’s history and a large portion of its political and intellectual origins on freedoms and the heritage of the “rights of Englishmen” has English roots. At least many permanent settlements in New England were driven by a desire to escape religious persecution.

[Brugmansian]

Any Catholic living in New England should be able to relate the history of anti-Catholicism that was traditional here.

It was traditional shortly before the Revolution and in the early Republic because of the French and Indian Wars (what Churchill called "The First World War"). You can see the graves in colonial cemeteries.

By the Civil war the animus had ended in large parts of New England. When Catholics built St. Mary's on Hillhouse Avenue in New Haven--the best area of the city and a short walk from Grove St cemetery where 17th c divines were buried--the local paper defended Catholics from charges in the New York Times that Catholics were being uppity.