Blessed Are the Dead

By James Corkern

Mexico bleeds. In the late 1920s, the government outlaws the practice of Catholicism. Churches burn, faithful die in the streets, priests stand before firing squads. Surrounded on all sides by death, two priests decide to fight back, leading armies of farmers into battle against Mexican regulars. Alongside them fight outlaws, opportunists, men, women, and children. As the Vatican turns a blind eye, money pours into Mexico from interested parties in the United States, every dollar an attempt to influence the outcome of the war for nation's soul.Based on true events, i]Blessed are the Dead /i] is a novel of La Cristiada, a bloody chapter in Mexico's revolution.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1091922136
• ISBN13: 9781091922136
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"