The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara

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Crítica de los usuarios - SheldonDeVane - LibraryThing

If you only have time to read one chapter, make it the first one "The Knock at the Door." If you have time to read another chapter, make it the Epilogue at the end. Hopefully, you will feel inspired to read all the chapters in the middle. Leer comentario completo

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Crítica de los usuarios - mbmackay - LibraryThing

True story of the Catholic Inquisition in Italy in 1858 taking a 6 yr old boy from his Jewish family because the illiterate maid had secretly baptised him when he was sick! Stunning story told in great detail. Read Feb 2007 Leer comentario completo

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Crítica de los usuarios - mybucketlistofbooks - LibraryThing

Sadly, my background in European history is quite deficient, so much of what was in this book I had to reread a couple of times. Even still, this is a really engrossing book; extremely well written ... Leer comentario completo

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Crítica de los usuarios - MauriceRogevMemorial - LibraryThing

The kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara - David Kertzer 1997 Did the Montara story change the course of Italian and European history? This book is about an important aspect of Jewish and Italian history ... Leer comentario completo

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Crítica de los usuarios - krazy4katz - LibraryThing

The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara describes a period during the mid 1800s when Italy was becoming a unified, secular country, modeled after France, Great Britain and other European countries. Prior to ... Leer comentario completo

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Crítica de los usuarios - busterrll - LibraryThing

Fascinating - Leer comentario completo

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Crítica de los usuarios - dougwood57 - LibraryThing

A Jewish family's illiterate Catholic housekeeper sprinkles well-water over an infant child and furtively mumbles the baptismal sacrament. When the Inquisitor learns of the deed, he orders the ... Leer comentario completo

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Crítica de los usuarios - bcquinnsmom - LibraryThing

This book was a finalist for the National Book Award, and deservedly so. But the catch is, you probably really have to like a good history; the story is not told in straightforward, narrative style ... Leer comentario completo