Reader recommendation: Death Comes for the Archbishop

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Death Comes for the Archbishop, by Willa Cather, skillfully depicts clashes over decades in the 19th century between New Mexico's enchanting and harsh natural environment and sustained efforts to transplant to New Mexico institutions and associated values and customs. These clashes raise the vexing question of just what constitutes success.  

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