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Mexico : a study of two Americas
- Title
- Mexico : a study of two Americas / by Stuart Chase in collaboration with Marian Tyler ; illustrated by Diego Rivera.
- Author
- Chase, Stuart, 1888-1985.
- Publication
- New York : Literary Guild, 1931.
- Macmillan
- J. J. Little & Ives Company
- ©1931
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | F1215 .C437 1931 | Off-site |
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- Description
- vii, 338 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
- Summary
- What started out as a vacation to Mexico, turned into a five month study of central and southern parts of Mexico; exploring Aztec and Mayan traditions, handcrafted culture, natural landscapes in Yucatan, Chichen Itza, Uzmal, Vera Cruz, Orizaba, Puebla, and Cholula, to name a few.
- Subject
- Note
- On the verso of the title page, beneath the copyright and rights statements: "Set up and electrotyped. Published August, 1931."
- Color frontispiece; the remaining 15 illustrations are black and white.
- Bibliography (note)
- "Selected bibliography": 329-334.
- Contents
- Mountain village -- Early Americans -- Maize civilization -- The six hundred -- The decline of Mexican civilization I -- The decline of Mexican civilization II -- Machineless men : their food and drink -- Machineless men : their shelter, clothing and health -- Machineless men : their work -- Machineless men : their play -- Machineless men : the basic pattern -- Cornucopia -- The Yankee invasion -- Pistols and politics -- Advice from a Parvenu cousin.
- LCCN
- 31027256
- OCLC
- ocm25358692
- 25358692
- SCSB-8851185
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library