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Death Comes for the Archbishop

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Prologue: At Rome
Book One: The Vicar Apostolic: Chapter 1
Book One: The Vicar Apostolic: Chapter 2
Book One: The Vicar Apostolic: Chapter 3
Book One: The Vicar Apostolic: Chapter 4
Book Two: Missionary Journeys: Chapter 1
Book Two: Missionary Journeys: Chapter 2
Book Three: The Mass at Acoma: Chapter 1
Book Three: The Mass at Acoma: Chapter 2
Book Three: The Mass at Acoma: Chapter 3
Book Three: The Mass at Acoma: Chapter 4
Book Four: Snake Root: Chapter 1
Book Four: Snake Root: Chapter 2
Book Five: Padre Martinez: Chapter 1
Book Five: Padre Martinez: Chapter 2
Book Six: Dona Isabella: Chapter 1
Book Six: Dona Isabella: Chapter 2
Book Seven: The Great Diocese: Chapter 1
Book Seven: The Great Diocese: Chapter 2
Book Seven: The Great Diocese: Chapter 3
Book Seven: The Great Diocese: Chapter 4
Book Eight: Gold Under Pikes Peak: Chapter 1
Book Eight: Gold Under Pikes Peak: Chapter 2
Book Eight: Gold Under Pikes Peak: Chapter 3
Book Nine: Death Comes for the Archbishop: Chapters 1–8

Character Analyses

Jean Marie Latour
Joseph Vaillant
Kit Carson
Padre Gallegos, Fray Baltazar Montoya, Padre Marino Lucero, and Antonio Joseph Martinez
Don Antonio and Dona Isabella Olivares
Philomene, Magdalena, and Inez Olivares
Jacinto, Eusabio, Benito, and Manuelito

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Major Themes in Death Comes for the Archbishop
Death Comes for the Archbishop as a Catholic Novel

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