America's Church: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

America's Church: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception by Gregory W. Tucker. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780879737009.

Americas Church: The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception - Gregory W. Tucker An illustrative, narrative history of the largest Roman Catholic church in the western hemisphere and the eighth largest religious edifice in the world. Through vivid photographs and engaging narrative, Gregory W. Tucker tells of the people and events which gave rise to establishing this monumental tribute to the accomplishments of Catholicism in the United States; the circumstances that nearly thwarted its completion; and the individuals who ultimately revived the greatest single undertaking by Catholics in America, described by its founder as a great "hymn in stone."