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Villa and Zapata: A Biography of the Mexican Revolution
by Frank McLynn
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- ISBN 13
- 9780712666770
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London: Random House - Pimlico, 2001. First Printing . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6" X 9 1/4. 459 Pages Indexed. Illustrated with two sections of black and white photographs. Light wear to cover edges and corners. Interior text pages are flawless. The Mexican Revolution (1910-19) was the first seismic social convulsion of the twentieth century, superseded in historical importance only by the Russian and Chinese revolutions. Tierra y Libertad (Land and Liberty) was the watchword of the revolutionaries who fought a succession of autocrats in Mexico City. But the revolution was fired by a confusing multiplicity of issues: local, national, international, cultural, racial and economic. The two greatest rebel leaders were Francisco (Pancho) Villa and Emiliano Zapata, and Frank McLynn here tells the story of the Revolution through a dual biography of these legendary heroes. The great ten-year struggle that devastated Mexico was essentially a war on two fronts: in the north waged by Villa and a mobile army of ex-cowboys and ranchers; and in the south carried on by Zapata and an infantry army recruited from the peons of the sugar plantations. Villa was the Revolution's great military hero, but Zapata was its soul and the only rebel whose revolt was aimed at a genuine root-and-branch transformation of Mexican society. The two men reached the peak of their careers in 1914 when they met briefly in triumph in Mexico City. Failing to make common cause, over the next five years they gradually fell victim to their great rivals, Obregon and Carranza. Mixed up in the turbulent melting pot of revolution were the US government, American oil interests and German secret agents, and among the dramatic events McLynn discusses are Villa's raid on Columbus, Pershing's punitive expedition south of the' border and the Zimmermann telegraph. This book is an enthralling biography and a remarkable work of history. Contents: Illustrations, Preface, The Mexico of Porfirio Diaz, The Rise of Zapata, The Rise of Villa, The Rise of Madero, The Fall of Diaz, Madero and Zapata, Villa and Madero, The Revolt Against Huerta, Villa at his Zenith, The End of Huerta, The Convention of Aguascalientes, The Convergence of the Twain, Civil War, The Punitive Expedition, The Twilight of Zapatismo, and The Decline of Villismo. Plus Epilogue, Conclusion, and Sources.
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Frank McLynn‘s most recent books include Napoleon and 1066 .
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- Title
- Villa and Zapata: A Biography of the Mexican Revolution
- Author
- Frank McLynn
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 071266677X
- ISBN 13
- 9780712666770
- Publisher
- Random House - Pimlico
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- 6" X 9 1/4
- Keywords
- REVOLUTION MEXICO PANCHO VILLA ZAPATO OBREGON CARRANZA GERMANY
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