Susanne Sklar

James DeKoven

History & Biography

“Every Episcopalian should read this book—as should all interested in the early history of Chicago and southern Wisconsin. Father James DeKoven’s goodness and significance is made manifest in John Magerus’s meticulously researched and carefully written biography. He brings us into James DeKoven’s world: his well-connected Connecticut family, his education, his siblings’ contribution to the building of Chicago, and his commitment to education. Would that schools like DeKoven’s Racine College could be created today!”