About This Book
John Moore: Catholic Pastoral Leadership During Florida's First Boom 1877-1901 is a biography of the second bishop of the Diocese of St. Augustine during a period of crisis and growth in Florida. During his episcopacy, Moore had to deal with yellow fever epidemics, hurricanes and major fires that destroyed the city of Jacksonville and his cathedral in St. Augustine. He was a resourceful man who enlisted the help of several religious orders, including the Jesuits and Benedictines, and the support of industrialist Henry Flagler and Mother Katharine Drexel to rebuild and expand the diocese.
