Pancho Villa And Emiliano Zapata

Author : Frank McLynn
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 071266677X
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Villa and Zapata written by Frank McLynn and published by Random House. This book was released on 2001 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mexican Revolution (1910-19) was the first seismic social convulsion of the twentieth century, superseded in historical importance only by the Russian and Chinese revolutions.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.

Author : Frank McLynn
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Villa and Zapata written by Frank McLynn and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2000 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping account explores the first massive revolution to fracture the 20th century and presents a biography of the two passionate men who implemented it. of photos.

Author : Marco A. Portales
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781465219725
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book A Mexican Revolution Photo History written by Marco A. Portales and published by . This book was released on 2013-04-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Frank McLynn
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 9780786710881
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Villa and Zapata written by Frank McLynn and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2002-08-15 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stirring, authoritative account of the Mexican Revolution, told through the lives of its infamous rebel-outlaws: Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata Villa and Zapata vividly chronicles the decade of bloody events that followed the eruption of the Mexican Revolution in 1910 and made legends of the rebels Francisco "Pancho" Villa and Emiliano Zapata. Mexico's was the first massive social revolution of the twentieth century, visiting economic, cultural, and racial strife on a country already exploited by oppressive officials and crippled by poverty, but also offering hope to its people. The ruthless Villa and his army of ex-cowboys in the north and Zapata, recruiting his infantry from the sugar plantations of the south, successfully waged a devastating war on two fronts and brought down a string of autocrats in Mexico City. But the two men failed to make common cause and ultimately fell victim to intrigues more treacherous than their own.

Author : Charles River Editors
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781979827508
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata written by Charles River Editors and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-17 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "Pancho Villa," people whispered at the beginning of the 20th century, "can march 100 miles without stopping, live 100 days without food, go 100 nights without sleep, and kill 100 men without remorse." The legend of Francisco Villa is full of heroism, tragedy and romance. It is the story of a poor farmer boy who became a bandit out of necessity, after avenging an injustice on his family; a military genius who flew from an oppressive government to lead the largest revolutionary army in his country's history, and defeated dictatorship to become Mexico ́s liberator, only to fall again in disgrace when his troops abandoned him or were massacred by the enemy. Pancho Villa and his cavalry, Mexicans point out with a certain amount of pride, invaded the United States, and although they came and tried to capture him, they never found him. This is, at least, the version that most of them know, but it's certainly not the same as in their textbooks. The story of Francisco Villa bypassed official censorship from generation to generation, like leaves sailing at full speed on the surface of a stream. But the historical reconstruction is full of nuances. Was he a freedom fighter, or a bandit? Was he a Mexican Robin Hood, or a thief and a murderer? Was he present when his troops invaded U.S. territory? Was the advance of his famous "Dorados" (the "golden ones," the name of his troops) the cause for joy, or terror among the people as they passed the countryside towards Mexico City? Pancho Villa ́s personality has been controversial since the very beginning of his career as a General of the revolutionary army. A little more than 100 years ago a Mexican peasant named Emiliano Zapata gathered a rural army from the plantations and villages of southern Mexico, seized the lands of the haciendas, and began to distribute them among the peasants of Anenecuilco, his hometown, in the state of Morelos. Outraged and impatient with the ceaseless destitution of the indigenous peoples at the hands of the landowners, he had decided to take justice in his hands. His flag was Liberty and Justice, the exact opposites of the two burdens that had tyrannized the rural population: work in semi-slavery conditions and immense inequality. Zapata, who in a few years assembled a popular army of 25,000, was a unique case in the history of Mexico. His country's past had consisted of opportunist generals revolting against the government seeking not to make justice, but to seize power. Conversely, Zapata was not interested in politics or power plays, except in their most practical and immediate form: to distribute land among the peasants; to allow them to work in peace; and to defend their gains by force of arms. Thus, it was only inevitable that in his time, he was seen as a menace, someone to get rid of in order to return to peace and order. Nearly a century after his death, Zapata remains an opaque figure. To call oneself a Zapatista in Mexico can get a person in trouble, yet he led one of the peasant rebellions most studied by scholars. Historians have produced biographies that portray him as a hero, such as John Womack in the 1960s, and that of his successor and closest aide, Gildardo Magaña, who wrote one shortly after Zapata's death. More meticulous books have appeared in recent past, like the one by Samuel Brunk, who concedes that the press may have exaggerated Zapata's exploits, but not completely. Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata: The Lives and Legacies of Mexico's Most Famous Revolutionaries chronicles the lives of two of Mexico's most legendary figures. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata like never before.

Author : Marco Portales
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781465282040
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book A Mexican Revolution Photo History written by Marco Portales and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-21 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Marco Portales
Publisher : M. Portales
ISBN 13 : 9780692011058
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Why Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata Wore Cananas written by Marco Portales and published by M. Portales. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Womack
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307803325
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Zapata and the Mexican Revolution written by John Womack and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-07-27 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essential volume recalls the activities of Emiliano Zapata (1879-1919), a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution; he formed and commanded an important revolutionary force during this conflict. Womack focuses attention on Zapata's activities and his home state of Morelos during the Revolution. Zapata quickly rose from his position as a peasant leader in a village seeking agrarian reform. Zapata's dedication to the cause of land rights made him a hero to the people. Womack describes the contributing factors and conditions preceding the Mexican Revolution, creating a narrative that examines political and agrarian transformations on local and national levels.

Author : Captivating History
Publisher : Captivating History
ISBN 13 : 9781647487829
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Mexican Revolution written by Captivating History and published by Captivating History. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mexican Revolution was a defining moment of the 20th century. The Mexican fight for democracy, equality, and justice sent shockwaves around the world.

Author : Alan Knight
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803277700
Total Pages : 648 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Mexican Revolution written by Alan Knight and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive two-volume history of the Mexican Revolution presents a new interpretation of one of the world's most important revolutions. While it reflects the many facets of this complex and far-reaching historical subject it emphasises its fundamentally local, popular and agrarian character and locates it within a more general comparative context.-- Publisher.