Padre Martinez and Bishop Lamy

by Ray John de Aragón

Book Overview

Willa Cather, in the historical novel "Death Comes for the Archbishop," depicts Padre Antonio Jose Martinez as an unscrupulous backward rogue priest and Archbishop Jean Baptiste Lamy as a civilizing, heroic and monumental figure. Countering Cather's assessment and portrayal of these two larger-than-life Southwestern folk heroes, Ray John de Aragon attempts to set the historical record straight. Padre Martinez (1793-1867) is viewed as a genius who...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0865345066
• ISBN13: 9780865345065
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Sunstone Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"