Author: Terry Pindell
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1466881747
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 429
Book Description
Since 1988, Terry Pindell has been exploring North America, seeking integration of past and present, history and headlines. The result has been three highly acclaimed book spinning a beautiful web of culture, people, travel, and sociology. Now, in his fourth quest for the soul of the continent, Pindell brings us his fullest history and most expansive cultural portrait yet. Yesterday's Train starts from a twisted tree at the shore near Veracruz--where according to local legend Cortes first chained his ships in 1519--a place where the earth itself seems in protest. From there, Pindell and collaborator Lourdes Ramirez Mallis travel to the stunning extremes of Mexico's landscape while casting back through its past. From ancient Toltec myth and Aztec ritual to the recent crisis in Chiapas and the halls of Mexico City power, they explore the strange contradictions of Mexico's character. Journeying mostly by train, Pindell and Ramirez Mallis discover a country in conflict with the Western symbolism of their chosen mode of travel. That is Mexico's story today--a clash between the old Mexico and the new one its leaders and much of the rest of the world hope to create. In Yesterday's Train, Terry Pindell brings us an odyssey through the most troubled part of the continent, witnessing for a year the roots of Meixco's current civil upheaval. And as always, he accomplishes more than a journey, traveling straight to the restive heart of a land and its people.
Yesterday's Train
Author: Terry Pindell
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1466881747
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 429
Book Description
Since 1988, Terry Pindell has been exploring North America, seeking integration of past and present, history and headlines. The result has been three highly acclaimed book spinning a beautiful web of culture, people, travel, and sociology. Now, in his fourth quest for the soul of the continent, Pindell brings us his fullest history and most expansive cultural portrait yet. Yesterday's Train starts from a twisted tree at the shore near Veracruz--where according to local legend Cortes first chained his ships in 1519--a place where the earth itself seems in protest. From there, Pindell and collaborator Lourdes Ramirez Mallis travel to the stunning extremes of Mexico's landscape while casting back through its past. From ancient Toltec myth and Aztec ritual to the recent crisis in Chiapas and the halls of Mexico City power, they explore the strange contradictions of Mexico's character. Journeying mostly by train, Pindell and Ramirez Mallis discover a country in conflict with the Western symbolism of their chosen mode of travel. That is Mexico's story today--a clash between the old Mexico and the new one its leaders and much of the rest of the world hope to create. In Yesterday's Train, Terry Pindell brings us an odyssey through the most troubled part of the continent, witnessing for a year the roots of Meixco's current civil upheaval. And as always, he accomplishes more than a journey, traveling straight to the restive heart of a land and its people.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
ISBN: 1466881747
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 429
Book Description
Since 1988, Terry Pindell has been exploring North America, seeking integration of past and present, history and headlines. The result has been three highly acclaimed book spinning a beautiful web of culture, people, travel, and sociology. Now, in his fourth quest for the soul of the continent, Pindell brings us his fullest history and most expansive cultural portrait yet. Yesterday's Train starts from a twisted tree at the shore near Veracruz--where according to local legend Cortes first chained his ships in 1519--a place where the earth itself seems in protest. From there, Pindell and collaborator Lourdes Ramirez Mallis travel to the stunning extremes of Mexico's landscape while casting back through its past. From ancient Toltec myth and Aztec ritual to the recent crisis in Chiapas and the halls of Mexico City power, they explore the strange contradictions of Mexico's character. Journeying mostly by train, Pindell and Ramirez Mallis discover a country in conflict with the Western symbolism of their chosen mode of travel. That is Mexico's story today--a clash between the old Mexico and the new one its leaders and much of the rest of the world hope to create. In Yesterday's Train, Terry Pindell brings us an odyssey through the most troubled part of the continent, witnessing for a year the roots of Meixco's current civil upheaval. And as always, he accomplishes more than a journey, traveling straight to the restive heart of a land and its people.
Railway and Locomotive Engineering
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Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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Category : Locomotives
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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Alaska Railroad Record
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Category : Anchorage (Alaska)
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Category : Anchorage (Alaska)
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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(Hearings) ...
Author: United States. 59th Congress, 1st, session, House. [from old catalog]
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Languages : en
Pages : 1052
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Languages : en
Pages : 1052
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The Story of the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburgh Railroad
Author: Edward Hungerford
Publisher: New York : Robert M. McBride
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The Story of the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburgh Railroad by Edward Hungerford, first published in 1922, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
Publisher: New York : Robert M. McBride
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
The Story of the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburgh Railroad by Edward Hungerford, first published in 1922, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
The Santa Fe Magazine
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1348
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1348
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Central Railway Chronicle
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Languages : en
Pages : 300
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Languages : en
Pages : 300
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Journal of the American Asiatic Association
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 394
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The Luyceumite and Talent
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Category : Lectures and lecturing
Languages : en
Pages : 842
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Category : Lectures and lecturing
Languages : en
Pages : 842
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Report
Author: Commonwealth Shipping Committee
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Category : Shipping
Languages : en
Pages : 740
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Category : Shipping
Languages : en
Pages : 740
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