Description
Book SynopsisAgainst a backdrop of war and anti-Catholic sentiment, one man loses his rights due to false accusations against him. This title recounts the civil right abuses suffered by Sylvester Andriano, an Italian American Catholic civil leader whose religious and political activism in San Francisco provoked an Anti-Catholic campaign against him.
Trade Review"For Both Cross and Flag breaks interesting new ground. Issel, a leading specialist on the history of 20th century San Francisco, has done an exhaustive job of researching the life and career of Sylvester Andriano. He fills out the history of conservatism in the United States and the role of religion in local and national politics. Thoroughly researched and clearly written, this excellent historical work fits very nicely at the intersection of urban history, political history, and ethnic history. It also makes important moral points."
—Carl Abbott, Portland State University
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
1. Sylvester Andriano, a Catholic Attorney in San Francisco
2. Anti-Catholicism in Little Italy
3. Catholic Action, from Rome to San Francisco
4. Catholic Action Theory and Practice in San Francisco
5. Sylvester Andriano and Catholic Action in San Francisco
6. The Catholic Action Social Apostolate
7. The Catholic Action Educational and Moral Apostolates
8. Catholic Action and Communism
9. Catholic Action, European Crises, and San Francisco Politics
10. Andriano’s Ordeal: The Loyalty Hearings
11. Andriano’s Ordeal: Exclusion and Exile
Epilogue
Notes
Index
