American Decades
The Catholic Spirit in America
Nonfiction work
By: George N. Shuster
Date: 1928
Source: Shuster, George N. The Catholic Spirit in America. New York: Dial, 1928. Reprint, New York: Arno, 1978, 278–279.
About the Author: George N. Shuster (1894–1977) was a prominent American Catholic educator and author. He taught at the University of Notre Dame, was editor of Commonweal magazine, and was president of Hunter College in New York City. He died on January 25, 1977, at the age of eighty-two.
Introduction
George N. Shuster was educated in the Catholic school system and graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1915. After college, he worked as a journalist in Chicago until World War I (1914–1918). After the war, Shuster remained with the army of occupation in Germany and took advantage of his extended stay in Europe to further his education. The experience opened his eyes to...
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- The Man Nobody Knows
- "Campaign Address of Governor Alfred E. Smith Oklahoma City, September 20, 1928"
- The Catholic Spirit in America
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- Leaves From the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic
- The Living of These Days
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgments
