Henriette Delille
Subtitle: rebellious saint
By: Elsie B. Martinez and Colette H. Stelly ; illustrated by Phyllis Reppel
Contributors: Stelly, Colette H.; Reppel, Phyllis
Publisher: Pelican Pub. Co.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Gretna, La
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9781589808393; 9781589808416
Subjects: Sisters of the Holy Family (New Orleans, La.); Juvenile literature; Biography; History
Description: A fictionalized account of the life of Henriette DeLille, who founded the Sisters of the Holy Family in nineteenth-century New Orleans to help people of lesser fortunes and to educate slaves, and depicts DeLille from a ten-year-old girl until her health begins to deteriorate in concurrence with the Civil War, but DeLille is determined to continue her efforts.
Table of contents: title: Dead dog and slaves for sale; title: The runaway slave; title: The flurry of the ball; title: Sister Ste. Marthe's influence; title: In society; title: Rattlesnakes and rheumatism; title: Yellow jack and white invasion; title: The big splash; title: Voodoo and visions of the future; title: Saving grace; title: On the move; title: Saint Michael's; title: Bold adventures; title: The spirit's guidance; title: Now thou dost dismiss thy servant.