Death Comes for the Archbishop. Illustrated

Willa Cather’s Death Comes for the Archbishop (1927) is a luminous and meditative novel that traces the spiritual journey of two French Catholic missionaries as they build a new diocese in the rugged and majestic landscape of 19th-century New Mexico. Based on historical figures, the novel follows Bishop Jean Marie Latour and his friend Father Joseph Vaillant as they face not only the physical challenges of the American Southwest — vast deserts, remote pueblos, and cultural clashes — but als...