Priest on Horseback - Father Farmer: 1720 - 1786

About this film

LibriVox recording of Priest on Horseback - Father Farmer: 1720 - 1786, by Eva K. Betz. Read by Maria Therese. A historical novel for children, which tells the story of several months in the life of the then famous Father Farmer, as he traveled a Mass circuit in Pre-Revolutionary, Colonial America. He faced much danger and and adventure, in order to provide the Mass and the Sacraments to Catholics who had not seen a priest in years. Father Farmer was a real life missionary priest during the 1700’s in what is now New England. In 1779 he was appointed as one of the first trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. He also had a reputation as a philosopher and astronomer in his time, and was a member of the American Philosophical Society. (Introduction by Maria Therese) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (48MB)

Directors & creators

Eva K. Betz

Subjects

librivox; literature; audiobook; adventure; history; biography; religion; teen/young adult

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