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The Vatican Must Go
The Vatican Must Go
An American Tale of Government Power and the Glory of Faith.
It’s the 1920’s, Pancho Villa is gone, and Mexico is just settling into a new, post revolution form of democratic government. Vatican influence over the psyche of the country remains an enemy and so, power brokers south of the border have written a new constitution containing articles to strangle the power of the Catholic church over the citizenry and detaching it from Vatican control.
And so, Christ goes to war.
Back in United States, the possibilities are a welcome sight to certain people of power in a country where Protestant evangelism is a hallmark of the American Way.
If only a Mercenary Force could be dispatched to represent those American interests.
Enter Soldier of Fortune, Charlie Coates, who stealthily managed the bloody John D. Rockefeller strikebreaking campaign during the infamous Colorado Coalmining Wars.
The government of Mexico tried to disown the atrocities and battles of the early 20th Century Cristero War which claimed over 120,000 lives. It was a long and dirty war selectively forgotten by the official history curriculum.
The Vatican Must Go is one historical fiction account of what might have brought about all-out warfare against government attempts to stamp out Catholic Church control over the soul of Mexico.
An American Tale of Government Power and the Glory of Faith.
It’s the 1920’s, Pancho Villa is gone, and Mexico is just settling into a new, post revolution form of democratic government. Vatican influence over the psyche of the country remains an enemy and so, power brokers south of the border have written a new constitution containing articles to strangle the power of the Catholic church over the citizenry and detaching it from Vatican control.
And so, Christ goes to war.
Back in United States, the possibilities are a welcome sight to certain people of power in a country where Protestant evangelism is a hallmark of the American Way.
If only a Mercenary Force could be dispatched to represent those American interests.
Enter Soldier of Fortune, Charlie Coates, who stealthily managed the bloody John D. Rockefeller strikebreaking campaign during the infamous Colorado Coalmining Wars.
The government of Mexico tried to disown the atrocities and battles of the early 20th Century Cristero War which claimed over 120,000 lives. It was a long and dirty war selectively forgotten by the official history curriculum.
The Vatican Must Go is one historical fiction account of what might have brought about all-out warfare against government attempts to stamp out Catholic Church control over the soul of Mexico.
361 pages, Paperback
Published June 3, 2020
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About the author
D. Grant Fitter
4 books12 followersD. Grant Fitter is a citizen of North America. Born in Ontario, Canada and educated in Colorado, USA, he is convinced he was Mexican in his previous life. How else to explain such a strong attraction to all things Mexican, including his wife, Rita.
His business career includes long stints of work in Mexico City before yielding to a strong urge to pursue a livelihood in freelance journalism for seventeen years. Meanwhile, Fitter's Mexico roots continued to call.
The Vatican Must Go is his second novel set in Mexico. His first, City of Promises, which is also available on Amazon, takes place in 1940s Mexico City and Veracruz during the glorious years of Mexico's Golden Age. He likes to say you can't know Mexico until you know Veracruz and Mexico City.
Be sure to look for Fitter's third historical fiction novel to be released late this year. Silvia's Story is set in the time period after The Vatican Must Go and immediately prior to City of Promises.
D. Grant Fitter lives in Woodbridge, Ontario and whenever possible, in the Colonial Jewel of a town, Taxco, Guerrero.
But wait! There’s more.
I always knew I had a novel or two inside me, just clawing away, waiting to find a way out. I also knew it had to be about a love affair with the magic that is Mexico and its difficult-to-pin-down culture. It was not until I became an adult education teacher in the Upper Grand District School Board. Yes, I was also a teacher in Ontario, Canada. It was instructing a course in Creative Writing. It is also where I spent of few years enjoying the most satisfying work of my lifetime. It was through conversation with my students that City of Promises came together and the rest, as they say is historical fiction.
His business career includes long stints of work in Mexico City before yielding to a strong urge to pursue a livelihood in freelance journalism for seventeen years. Meanwhile, Fitter's Mexico roots continued to call.
The Vatican Must Go is his second novel set in Mexico. His first, City of Promises, which is also available on Amazon, takes place in 1940s Mexico City and Veracruz during the glorious years of Mexico's Golden Age. He likes to say you can't know Mexico until you know Veracruz and Mexico City.
Be sure to look for Fitter's third historical fiction novel to be released late this year. Silvia's Story is set in the time period after The Vatican Must Go and immediately prior to City of Promises.
D. Grant Fitter lives in Woodbridge, Ontario and whenever possible, in the Colonial Jewel of a town, Taxco, Guerrero.
But wait! There’s more.
I always knew I had a novel or two inside me, just clawing away, waiting to find a way out. I also knew it had to be about a love affair with the magic that is Mexico and its difficult-to-pin-down culture. It was not until I became an adult education teacher in the Upper Grand District School Board. Yes, I was also a teacher in Ontario, Canada. It was instructing a course in Creative Writing. It is also where I spent of few years enjoying the most satisfying work of my lifetime. It was through conversation with my students that City of Promises came together and the rest, as they say is historical fiction.
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September 6, 2020
Set in 1920, Fitter’s staggering latest explores the post-revolution years of democratic government-led Mexico.
Pancho Villa is gone, and in the face of extreme political unrest, the short-lived Mexican governments are legitimately worried about the Vatican running roughshod over the sovereignty. A group in America assigns the Soldier of Fortune Charlie Coates to recruit a Mercenary Group for organizing and inspiring anti-government guerrilla groups all over the central part of Mexico. Abe Barton, Matt Ketchum, and Rudy Salazar sees it as an opportunity to earn some extra cash. But the mission soon becomes personal as dangerous conspiracies and sinister government agendas comes to surface.
Fitter’s attention to emotional and physical detail in the draining political, religious, and historical elements, his intelligent prose, and the deeply realized characterization make the story a thoroughly intriguing romp. In a smoothly paced narrative, he illuminates the sorrow and the guilt that drive a person to extreme measures.
Fitter not only explores the unforgiving nature of the dark political world but also the unshakable faith that inspire people to stand together in the face of calamities.
Lovers of literary Hispanic fiction will be delighted.
Pancho Villa is gone, and in the face of extreme political unrest, the short-lived Mexican governments are legitimately worried about the Vatican running roughshod over the sovereignty. A group in America assigns the Soldier of Fortune Charlie Coates to recruit a Mercenary Group for organizing and inspiring anti-government guerrilla groups all over the central part of Mexico. Abe Barton, Matt Ketchum, and Rudy Salazar sees it as an opportunity to earn some extra cash. But the mission soon becomes personal as dangerous conspiracies and sinister government agendas comes to surface.
Fitter’s attention to emotional and physical detail in the draining political, religious, and historical elements, his intelligent prose, and the deeply realized characterization make the story a thoroughly intriguing romp. In a smoothly paced narrative, he illuminates the sorrow and the guilt that drive a person to extreme measures.
Fitter not only explores the unforgiving nature of the dark political world but also the unshakable faith that inspire people to stand together in the face of calamities.
Lovers of literary Hispanic fiction will be delighted.
September 5, 2020
Complex, inconspicuous, and graced by political intrigue, Fitter’s latest draws the reader into fascinating world of government power and question of faith.
It’s 1920. Pancho Villa is gone, and Mexico is just settling into a new, post-revolution form of democratic government. With people’s deeply rooted faith in Catholic church, Vatican becomes a legitimate threat to the government. Democrats in America who already feel threatened by Catholic invasion of America are becoming increasingly wary of the Church’s power in neighboring Mexico. Charlie Coates, who stealthily managed the bloody John D. Rockefeller strikebreaking campaign during the infamous Colorado Coalmining Wars, is assigned to recruit a Mercenary Force and send it to Mexico to represent American interest. The recruits soon become entangled in a dangerous war of politics and faith.
The characters are superbly crafted, and Fitter seamlessly combines politics and religion with history and character study. Matt with his deep cynicism, Rudy with his muddled idealism, and Rosa who is at once extremely emotional and levelheaded will easily make a place in readers’ hearts.
Fitter has a knack for establishing atmosphere as the desolate landscape of 1920s Mexico adorned only by scarce desert plants and ridges of rock comes alive. The reader will feel the long spells of dust and hot and dirt and cold between the pages.
The narrative is heavy on both personal emotions and political intrigue. Characters’ finely constructed backstories add layers to the leisurely paced plot.
Lovers of intricate political fiction will be rewarded.
It’s 1920. Pancho Villa is gone, and Mexico is just settling into a new, post-revolution form of democratic government. With people’s deeply rooted faith in Catholic church, Vatican becomes a legitimate threat to the government. Democrats in America who already feel threatened by Catholic invasion of America are becoming increasingly wary of the Church’s power in neighboring Mexico. Charlie Coates, who stealthily managed the bloody John D. Rockefeller strikebreaking campaign during the infamous Colorado Coalmining Wars, is assigned to recruit a Mercenary Force and send it to Mexico to represent American interest. The recruits soon become entangled in a dangerous war of politics and faith.
The characters are superbly crafted, and Fitter seamlessly combines politics and religion with history and character study. Matt with his deep cynicism, Rudy with his muddled idealism, and Rosa who is at once extremely emotional and levelheaded will easily make a place in readers’ hearts.
Fitter has a knack for establishing atmosphere as the desolate landscape of 1920s Mexico adorned only by scarce desert plants and ridges of rock comes alive. The reader will feel the long spells of dust and hot and dirt and cold between the pages.
The narrative is heavy on both personal emotions and political intrigue. Characters’ finely constructed backstories add layers to the leisurely paced plot.
Lovers of intricate political fiction will be rewarded.
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