The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire by C. M. Mayo Unbridled Press, May 5 (Cinco de Mayo) 2009 430 Pages Available from Amazon here Wow! What a story! In 1864 the Archduke Maximilian von Habsburg, accompanied by his ambitious and beautiful wife Charlotte, arrives in Mexico City. Louis Napoleon had previously sent thousands of French […]
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Washing Dishes in the Ancient Village / Lavando platos en el antiguo pueblo is a collection of one-hundred short poems about Mexico and Latin America. Because I wrote this book, I do not intend to review it here but rather to recount some of the experiences I had while writing this little book. I have been […]
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Robert Nelson’s Boomers in Paradise: Living in Puerto Vallarta, profiles fourteen “baby boomers” who now reside in Puerto Vallarta, The book, though, will be of interest to any expatriate (or would-be expatriate) whether or not they live in Vallarta. Nelson has lived in the “Jewel of the Mexican Riviera” for six years. As he eased himself into […]
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At age seventy-five, Peter Larson gave away or threw out most of his old life, packed up what was left into a few boxes, got into his old red Pontiac and drove south, to Mexico, to begin a new life. It was in late spring, toward the end of the dry season in the tropical […]
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First Printing, 387 pages PublishAmerica (Baltimore) 200 Available from Amazon Books: Paperback Frank Dolezal, fighting for Pancho Villa during the Mexican revolution, was captured by some of Venustiano Carranza’s troops, taken before a mockery of a trial, and was charged with “Treason against the legitimate government of Mexico.” With fifteen other prisoners he was taken to […]
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100 Love Sonnets By A. S. Maulucci Lorenzo Press, 2010 Available from Amazon Books: Paperback “Well,” you might be asking, “just what does a book titled 100 Love Sonnets have to do with Mexico?” “A lot,” I might answer, “because this is a collection 100 sonnets, the first 50 of which were written after the break-up […]
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Available from Amazon Books: Mexico: Paperback and Yucatan: Paperback One of the results, certainly to be of interest to many travelers to Mexico as well as to the large expatriate community, is the Mexico Health and Safety Travel Guide. In addition to its “Comprehensive Directory of the Best Hospitals and English-Speaking Doctors,” this well-organized and highly detailed […]
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Driving Baja: A Guide for First Timers By Rachel McMillen Trafford Publishing, 2009 Available from Trafford Books: Paperback Driving Baja: A Guide for First Timers tries to answer questions that first-time Snowbirds who are thinking about driving (perhaps with RVs) down the Baja are likely to ask: “…could we really do it? Is it safe to […]
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Crossing with the Virgin: Stories from the Migrant Trail By Kathryn Ferguson, Norma A. Price, and Ted Parks The University of Arizona Press, Tucson: 2010 Available from Amazon Books: Paperback Crossing with the Virgin: Stories from the Migrant Trail is a powerful book! Four thousand people — men, women, and children — over the past ten years have died […]
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By “Mexico” Mike Nelson The University of Texas-Pan American Press Edinburg, Texas 2010 Available from Amazon Books: Paperback “Mexico” Mike Nelson writes a working-man prose, sturdy, usually direct, often repetitive, sometimes rambling… but usually interesting. I like his books and have found them useful, and I particularly like the “human touch” that is one of Mike’s […]
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