Mexico and Her People of To-day
An Account of the Customs, Characteristics, Amusements, History and Advancement of the Mexicans, and the Development and Resources of Their Country
Nevin O. Winter
Mexico and Her People of To-day An Account of the Customs, Characteristics, Amusements, History and Advancement of the Mexicans, and the Development and Resources of Their Country
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PREFACE TO REVISED EDITION
PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
MEXICO AND HER PEOPLE TO-DAY
CHAPTER I AZTEC LAND
CHAPTER II ACROSS THE PLATEAUS
CHAPTER III THE CAPITAL
CHAPTER IV THE VALLEY OF ANAHUAC
CHAPTER V THE TROPICS
CHAPTER VI A GLIMPSE OF THE ORIENTAL IN THE OCCIDENT
CHAPTER VII THE ISTHMUS OF TEHUANTEPEC
CHAPTER VIII IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE ANCIENTS
CHAPTER IX WOMAN AND HER SPHERE
CHAPTER X THE PEON
CHAPTER XI CUSTOMS AND CHARACTERISTICS
CHAPTER XII HOLIDAYS AND HOLY-DAYS
CHAPTER XIII A TRANSPLANTED SPORT
CHAPTER XIV EDUCATION AND THE ARTS
CHAPTER XV MINES AND MINING
CHAPTER XVI RAILWAYS AND THEIR INFLUENCE
CHAPTER XVII RELIGIOUS FORCES
CHAPTER XVIII PASSING OF THE LAWLESS
CHAPTER XIX THE STORY OF THE REPUBLIC
CHAPTER XX THE GUIDING HAND
CHAPTER XXI THE REVOLUTION OF 1910
CHAPTER XXII THE SIERRAS AND BEYOND
CHAPTER XXIII THE RUINED CITIES OF YUCATAN
CHAPTER XXIV THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE
FOOTNOTES
APPENDICES
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III SUGGESTIONS FOR TRAVELLERS
IV BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
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