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In 1904, New York nuns brought 40 Irish orphans to a remote Arizona mining camp, to be placed with Mexican-Catholic families. The town s Anglo-Americans, furious at this transgression, formed a vigilante squad that kidnapped the children. The church sued but the U.S. Supreme Court ruled for the vigilantes. Gordon tells this gripping story.

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Formato EPUB ● Pagine 432 ● ISBN 9780674061712 ● Casa editrice Harvard University Press ● Pubblicato 2011 ● Scaricabile 3 volte ● Moneta EUR ● ID 7961657 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM

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