Death Comes for the Archbishop.
by CATHER, Willa
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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Synopsis
Death Comes for the Archbishop is a 1927 novel by Willa Cather. It concerns the attempts of a Catholic bishop and a priest to establish a diocese in New Mexico Territory. The novel was included on Time Magazine's 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005 as well as the Modern Library's list of the 100 Best Novels.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 153732
- Title
- Death Comes for the Archbishop.
- Author
- CATHER, Willa
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- New York: Alfred A. Knopf,
- Date Published
- 1927
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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