Author: Randolph Wellford Smith
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Category : Mexico
Languages : en
Pages : 400

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Author: Randolph Wellford Smith
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780282605322
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 372

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Excerpt from Benighted Mexico Incomparable in its spectacular picturesque ness is sun-kissed Mexico, and it would have been a pleasant task to brighten these pages with stories of atmospheric romance and its vari coloured beauties. But there are none to-day. It is a land of sufiering, intrigue, infamy, crime and vice almost beyond human belief and the end is not yet. A titanic struggle is at hand, but the ways and means for the redemption of the nation are not in the perspective. Fate and the United States of America seem to have carved a skull and crossbones on its destinies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author: Randolph Wellford Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780722294673
Category : Mexico
Languages : en
Pages : 390

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Author: Randolph W. Smith
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ISBN: 9780879687212
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Languages : en
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Author: Randolph Wellfoed Smith
Publisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781359162458
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: Herbert Ingram Priestley
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Category : Mexico
Languages : en
Pages : 596

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Author: Herbert Eugene Bolton
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 156

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Author: University of California (System)
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Languages : en
Pages : 568

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Author: John A. Adams
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806192313
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 416

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In 1909, young William F. Buckley Sr. (1881–1958), who grew up in the dusty South Texas town of San Diego, graduated from the University of Texas law school and headed for Mexico City. Fluent in Spanish, familiar with Mexican traditions, and soon fit to practice law south of the border, Buckley was headed up the aisle to vast wealth and cultural power. On the way, he took a front-row seat at the Mexican Revolution and played a key role in steering the nascent oil industry through tumultuous and dangerous times. This book for the first time tells the story of the man behind the family that would become nothing short of a conservative institution, reaching its apogee in the career of William F. Buckley Jr., arguably the most prominent conservative commentator of the twentieth century. Buckley witnessed the overthrow and exit of President Porfirio Díaz, the rise of Madero, and the coup of General Victoriano Huerta, all while building the Pantepec Oil Company, the most profitable small petroleum producer in Mexico. He faced down Pancho Villa, survived encounters with hired assassins, evaded snipers in the streets of Veracruz, gambled and won in many a business venture—and ultimately was expelled from the country. As the narrative follows Buckley from his small-town Texas beginnings to the founding of a family dynasty, the streak of independence and distrust of government that would become the Buckley hallmark can be seen in the making. An eventful chapter in the life and career of a singular character, this dramatic account of a man and his moment is a document of political and historical significance—but it is also a remarkable story, told with irresistible brio.

Author: Great Britain. Naval Intelligence Division
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Category : Mexico
Languages : en
Pages : 560

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