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Author | : Alma M. Reed |
Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 2007-04-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0292702396 |
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In the Yucatán, they never forgot Alma Reed. She arrived for the first time in 1923, on assignment for the New York Times Sunday Magazine to cover an archaeological survey of Mayan ruins. It was a contemporary Maya, however, who stole her heart. Felipe Carrillo Puerto, said to be descended from Mayan kings, had recently been elected governor of the Yucatán on a platform emphasizing egalitarian reforms and indigenous rights. The entrenched aristocracy was enraged; Reed was infatuated—as was Carrillo Puerto. He and Reed were engaged within months. Yet less than a year later—only eleven days before their intended wedding—Carrillo Puerto was assassinated. He had earned his place in the history books, but Reed had won a place in the hearts of Mexicans: the bolero "La Peregrina" remains one of the Yucatán's most famous ballads. Alma Reed recovered from her tragic romance to lead a long, successful life. She eventually returned to Mexico, where her work in journalism, archaeology, and art earned her entry into the Orden del Aguila Azteca (Order of the Aztec Eagle). Her time with Carrillo Puerto, however, was the most intense of her life, and when she was encouraged (by Hollywood, especially) to write her autobiography, she began with that special period. Her manuscript, which disappeared immediately after her sudden death in 1966, mingled her legendary love affair with a biography of Carrillo Puerto and the political history of the Yucatán. As such, it has long been sought by scholars as well as romantics. In 2001, historian Michael Schuessler discovered the manuscript in an abandoned apartment in Mexico City. An absolutely compelling memoir, Peregrina restores Reed's place in Mexican history in her own words.
Author | : DK |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 442 |
Release | : 2023-03-07 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 0744084873 |
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Author | : United States. Office of Geography |
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Total Pages | : 714 |
Release | : 1968 |
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Publisher | : Ubaldo César Boyano |
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Author | : Hans Nadelhoffer |
Publisher | : Chronicle Books |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 2007-10-18 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 9780811860994 |
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Release | : 1923 |
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Author | : César Adanez |
Publisher | : Ubaldo César Boyano |
Total Pages | : 295 |
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Tony y Lorena, un hombre y una mujer, do perdedores, dos formas de enfrentarse a la vida y un deseo compartido: escapar del destino que, por su procedencia, se encuentra lejos del paraíso que todo ser humano busca. Búsqueda del amor, pero el amor es el origen de todos los rencores, actúa sin compasión, crea conflictos entre familiares, amigos y vecinos genera crímenes, traiciones y crueles guerras… El paraíso es difícil de encontrar cuando se busca, y tanto en el propio viaje, como en el regreso, la mayoría de las veces lo único que está aguardando es un infierno escondido tras la promesa de los encantos. Decisiones erróneas, callejones sin salida, perversa y fuerte vocación de felicidad constantemente traicionada. La novela concebida como una batalla ,amor, odio, acción, violencia, muerte; en una palabra: emoción
Author | : Alfonso Carmona González |
Publisher | : Editora Regional de Murcia |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Islam |
ISBN | : 9788475643236 |
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Release | : 1892 |
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Author | : Stanley Brandes |
Publisher | : University of Pennsylvania Press |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2015-03-17 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0812292499 |
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Demonstrates how the annual fiesta cycle reflects political dependency of local communities on the nation-state, helps maintain formal authority, and perpetuates behavioral norms and social values.