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This well-researched biography is recommended as a case study of how the perceptions of historical individuals change over the course of time to fit and speak to contemporary issues.--Library Journal Representative of the best of modern historical scholarship. . . . The volume will undoubtedly be of interest to scholars, educated laity, atheist, agnostic, and religionist alike.--American Historical Review Makes an important contribution to American history of religion and to the field of Franciscan studies. . . . A must-read for historians of American religion and the Franciscan tradition alike.--American Catholic Studies An entertaining read [that] helps us separate the real figure from folklore--Francis the popular icon from Francis the man.--Episcopal Journal Achieves success as both a work of careful scholarship and a delightful read.--Choice A cultural history of how the medieval monk has been represented in U.S. culture over the past two hundred years.--Journal of American History Appelbaum's narrative is vigorous, and her analysis of the ways in which Francis has been read and contested is convincing.--Church History and Religious Culture

“Representative of the best of modern historical scholarship. . . . The volume will undoubtedly be of interest to scholars, educated laity, atheist, agnostic, and religionist alike.”- American Historical Review “Appelbaum’s narrative is vigorous, and her analysis of the ways in which Francis has been read and contested is convincing.”- Church History and Religious Culture “Achieves success as both a work of careful scholarship and a delightful read.”- Choice “Makes an important contribution to American history of religion and to the field of Franciscan studies. . . . A must-read for historians of American religion and the Franciscan tradition alike.”- American Catholic Studies “A cultural history of how the medieval monk has been represented in U.S. culture over the past two hundred years.”- Journal of American History “An entertaining read [that] helps us separate the real figure from folklore- Francis the popular icon from Francis the man.”- Episcopal Journal “This well-researched biography is recommended as a case study of how the perceptions of historical individuals change over the course of time to fit and speak to contemporary issues.”- Library Journal

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Patricia Appelbaum, an independent scholar of religion and American culture, is author of Kingdom to Commune: Protestant Pacifist Culture between World War I and the Vietnam Era.

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