Father of the fatherless
Subtitle: the authorized biography of Father Nelson Baker
By: Richard Gribble
Publisher: Paulist Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 406
ISBN-13: 9780809105960
Subjects: Orphanages; Biography; Clergy; Catholic Church
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 384-396) and index.
Table of contents: title: Early days in Buffalo (1842-1869); title: Seminary of Our Lady of Angels (1869-1876); title: First assignments (1876-1882); title: Ministry in the gilded age (1882-1900); title: The infant home (1908-1936); title: Vicar General of Buffalo (1903-1936); title: Father Baker's boys (1900-1936); title: Struggles with the State Office of New York (1921-1936); title: The Basilica of Our Lady of Victory (1921-1926); title: Ministry during the Depression (1930-1936); title: Final years and death (1926-1936); title: Epilogue : Father Nelson Baker : portrait and legacy.