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An American family in the Mexican Revolution
- Title
- An American family in the Mexican Revolution / Robert Woodmansee Herr in collaboration with Richard Herr.
- Author
- Herr, Robert Woodmansee, 1906-
- Publication
- Wilmington, Del. : SR Books, 1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | F1234 .H68 1999 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Herr, Richard.
- Description
- xlvi, 263 pages, 13 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map; 24 cm.
- Summary
- This memoir details the experiences of an American family cuaght in Revolutionary Mexico. Based on personal documents written by Richard Herr's older brother, the manuscript covers a critical period in Mexican history, beginning during the Porfiriato and continuing through the 1920s.
- Series Statement
- Latin American silhouettes
- Uniform Title
- Latin American silhouettes.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Preface / Richard Herr -- Introduction / William E. French -- Pt. I. Eruption, 1910-1920. 1. Reminiscences I. 2. A Mining Engineer. 3. Madero. 4. Reminiscences II. 5. Huerta. 6. Villa - Obregon. 7. Carranza. 8. Interlude. 9. The Mining Business -- Pt. II. Aftershocks, 1920-1932. 10. Back to the Mine. 11. Reminiscences III. 12. Personae Gratae I. 13. Life at Cubo. 14. The Cubo Mine. 15. Personae Gratae II. 16. Reminiscences IV. 17. Continuing Revolution. 18. Viva Cristo Rey! 19. Depression and Departure. 20. Reprise. Epilogue, April 22, 1937 / Richard Herr.
- ISBN
- 0842027246
- LCCN
- 98041058
- OCLC
- ocm39778722
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries