Meet the Cast
Bishop Jean Marie Latour
The Thoughtful OneFather Latour might sometimes come across as a little shy, but he's no dweeby wallflower: he's a thoughtful fellow. For example, he's more than willing to give credit to other cul...
Father Joseph Vaillant
The Homely CookTwo of the first things we learn about Father Joseph Vaillant are that he's not all that much to look at and he's a great master of food. One of the first descriptions Willa Cather g...
Kit Carson
Kit Carson isn't just some dude that Willa Cather made up. He's a real guy who actually lived around New Mexico during the mid-nineteenth century. History tells us that he was a quick-shooter from...
Padre Martinez
Padre Martinez is a real thorn in the sides of Father Latour and Father Vaillant. Now that the United States has taken over New Mexico, it's Latour and Vaillant's job to replace the Spanish-speakin...
Magdalena
We first know Magdalena as the abused wife of Buck Scales, a no-good murderer and thief. After having Scales arrested for quadruple homicide, Fathers Latour and Vaillant find Magdalena a job as a n...
Manuelito
Manuelito isn't in this book until the very final pages, but he plays a major role as the leader of the Navajo resistance to American colonizers. His resistance is a lost cause for the most part, b...