A Story of Courage: Annals of the Georgetown Convent of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a historical book written by George Parsons Lathrop. The book tells the story of the Georgetown Convent, which was established in Washington, D.C. in 1799 by a group of French nuns who had fled the French Revolution. The convent was a place of refuge for the nuns, who were able to practice their faith and educate young women in the United States.The...