content: Ever wondered why the Catholic Church behaves the way it does? This History is a well written, entertaining,enlightened answer by one of the Church's cognoscenti. Yes, it is a history of the Catholic Church in New Hampshire, but it is more than a history. It is an engaging detective story that reveals the answer to why the Church did that or this. Moreover,it outlines a text book case of how not to run a railroad, or a church for that matter. I like the work well enough to buy five or six copies for the benifit of my more thoughtful friends.