{"product_id":"padre-martinez-and-bishop-lamy","title":"Padre Martinez and Bishop Lamy","description":"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 was ahead of his time. Recognized as a champion of the poor, defender of the Native Americans and proponent of human rights, it was inevitable that he would clash with Lamy. Bishop Lamy (1814-1888), who also had his followers, emerges as someone whose understanding of native New Mexican cultures was lacking, but one whose intentions were to do good as a missionary in a strange and foreign land.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0865345066\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0865345066.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Ray John De Aragon\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book has little sign of wear or use  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43857900535869,"sku":"BVV.0865345066.VG","price":18.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0865345066-0.jpg?v=1792533660","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/padre-martinez-and-bishop-lamy","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}