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Catholic schools deserve the best textbooks. With Catholic Textbook Project, you can bring balance, perspective, and hope back into the hearts and minds of your students—these are the only history textbooks written with the freedom for truth that Catholic schools enjoy. Our textbooks meet and exceed standards while educating and inspiring students with the great drama of our history.

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Re-Inauguration of Progressivism: March 4, 1933
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise: A History of North America. The election of 1932 was one of the most pivotal in...
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Feb 28, 20205 min read


Bismarck Gets Tough and Sparks Catholic Resistance: February 26, 1876
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. It was perhaps the final insult for Bismarck. In...

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Feb 21, 20205 min read


Rebellion in the California Missions: February 21-22, 1824
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise: A History of North America. Indian neophytes at the missions could sense the...
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Feb 14, 20204 min read


A "Foul, Corrupt Bargain": February 9, 1825
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise: A History of North America. Unlike the election of 1820, where Monroe ran...
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Feb 7, 20204 min read


The Duke's Treachery: February 2-5, 1831
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. Francesco IV, the duke of Modena, was unhappy....
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Feb 3, 20203 min read


Triumph of the Führer: January 30, 1933
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. Despite its name, the National Socialist Party...
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Jan 24, 20204 min read


The Church's Response to Marxism
Please enjoy the video recording of our webinar from January 23, 2020.

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Jan 23, 20201 min read


The Pope Escapes Napoleon: January 23, 1814
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. Napoleon’s victories and his defeat at Leipzig...
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Jan 17, 20202 min read


Death of the First Romantic: January 12, 1829
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. Friedrich von Schlegel was a man his friends...
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Jan 10, 20208 min read


Bloody Sunday: January 9, 1905
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. Thus, despite the appearances of prosperity and...
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Jan 3, 20204 min read


The Destruction of the California Missions Begins: January 6, 1831
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise: A History of North America. When Governor Echeandía ignored Monterey and set up...
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Dec 27, 20195 min read


The Baptism of Europe: Christmas Day, 496
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations I: The History of Christian Civilization. In 481, Clodevech, the 16-year-old chief of...
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Dec 19, 20193 min read


A Socialist Napoleon's Scheme Succeeds: December 20, 1848
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. In commenting on France’s June rebellion, the...
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Dec 13, 20194 min read


Miracle of an Aztec Queen: December 12, 1531
This text comes from our fifth-grade book, From Sea to Shining Sea: The Story of America. Though, by 1531, Cortés and the new Audience...
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Dec 6, 20196 min read
Tolkien: Enchanting the Mind with Truth
Tolkien's fairy tales, far from being fit only for children, are an intellectual gold mine. Including J.R.R. Tolkien on a list of the...

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Dec 5, 20192 min read


Death of a Disillusioned Tsar: December 1, 1825
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. By 1824, Tsar Aleksandr I of Russia was no longer...
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Nov 29, 20193 min read


The Skills of History
Please enjoy the video recording of our webinar from November 21, 2019.

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Nov 26, 20191 min read


Death of a Truly Great Woman: November 29, 1780
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations II: The Making of the Modern World. See sample chapters, here. For ordering...
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Nov 22, 20195 min read


Seville Falls to the Arms of a Saint: November 23, 1248
This text comes from our book, Light to the Nations I: The History of Christian Civilization. Fernando III became king of Castile in...
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Nov 15, 20194 min read


Hanging in Chicago's Haymarket: November 11, 1887
This text comes from our book, Lands of Hope and Promise: A History of North America. The Winter of 1885–86 was bitterly cold. Thousands...
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Nov 8, 20195 min read
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