Death Comes for the Archbishop (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781720993568)

Named by the Modern Library as one of the twentieth century's 100 best novels in the English language, and by the Western Writers of America as the 7th-best Western ever written, Death Comes for the Archbishop is a passionate tale of adventure and self-sacrificing faith. When Jean Marie Latour, a French Catholic priest, is placed in charge of a massive diocese in New Mexico, he must travel thousands of miles into an unknown and untamed country. There he encounters hardship and triumph, from encounters with corrupt churchmen and murderous outlaws to his dealings with the kind but complicated Mexican and Native American people that he serves. Inspired by true events, Cather's stories of Father Latour are an observant and beautiful account of the meeting of cultures, the dedications of the individual soul, and the ever-present truth that all of life is an approach toward death.

Author: Willa Cather
ISBN-10: 1720993564
ISBN-13: 9781720993568
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 06/10/2018
Pages: 254
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.58d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.9
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 10027 / Death Comes for the Archbishop

About the Author
Willa Sibert Cather (1873-1947) was the author of many recognized classics, including O Pioneers!, My Ántonia, The Song of the Lark, and One of Ours, for which she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Her sensitive, moving, and heroic stories endure as landmarks of American literature.