Isbn: 9780717800995 - insurgent mexico (8 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. American journalist John 'Jack' Reed writes, on the scene, describing the Mexican Revolution of 1914. He gives an excellent and realistic account of the Mexican Indians and peons that have suffered under a brutal dictatorship. He writes about the time he spent in Northern Mexico with Pancho Villa and the war in the desert. It was hard for him as a Gringo as most Americans had only gone to Mexico to pluner the enviornment. Read The White Rose' by Bruno Traven and his other 'jungle' series books about the exploitation of Indian Mexican's. Many would say that Jack Reed took over from Jack London in his war reporting, since Jack had just died in 1914. Jack Reed's other famous book Ten Days That Shook The World is about the Red October (Boleshvik) Russian Revolution - the movie Reds by Warren Beaty is Jack Reed's story. A Collector's Edition.…

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

paperback. Zustand: Fine. Paperback in like new condition. Never read. There is a light 3 inch crease to the front cover. Other than that, this book is new.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 326 pages. 7.25x4.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. In English.

Soft cover. Zustand: Good. 292pp.Cover slightly worn at edges. Seventh printing, 1988.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Toward the end of 1913 John Reed was sent to cover the revolution in Mexico by Metropolitan, a widely read magazine whose writers included the leading muckrakers and reformers of the time. He was also commissioned as a correspondent by the New York World. Then twenty-six years of age, Reed had already won some fame as a journalist, having earlier that year reported the fierce silk workers strike in Paterson, New Jersey, led by the I.W.W. Reed's articles from Mexico established him among the top journalists of his day. Insurgent Mexico, his first published book, included episodes which first had appeared in the Metropolitan. Later, in a brief autobiographical essay, he referred to his days in Mexico as 'the most satisfactory period of my life.'The preface to this edition is by Renato Leduc, a leading Mexican journalist who was a telegrapher with Villa's army at the time Reed sent his dispatches from Mexico.…

Zustand: New.