The duty of delight
Subtitle: the diaries of Dorothy Day
By: edited by Robert Ellsberg.
Contributors: Ellsberg, Robert.
Publisher: Marquette University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Milwaukee, Wis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 669
ISBN-13: 9780874620238
Subjects: Day, Dorothy, -- 1897-1980 -- Diaries; Catholics -- United States -- Diaries
Genres: Diaries.
Description: Dorothy Day, co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement, has been called "the most significant, interesting, and influential person in the history of American Catholicism". For almost fifty years, through her tireless service of the poor and her courageous witness for peace, she offered an extraordinary example of the gospel in action. Now the publication of her diaries offers a uniquely intimate portrait of her daily struggles and concerns.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The thirties; title: The forties; title: The fifties; title: The sixties; title: The seventies; title: The final diary : 1980.