The Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920 - Hardcover

Stein, R. Conrad

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0027869504 ISBN 13: 9780027869507

Publisher: New Discovery, 1994

Synopsis

Presents a history of the struggle for political control in Mexico during the years 1910-1920, including biographical sketches of key personalities

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Grade 6-9-Stein's account lays out the issues and the many personalities involved in the tempestuous and bloody 10-year period in great detail and with admirable clarity. Ten chapters cover Mexican history from 1910-1920, providing background on Porfirio Diaz, Francisco Madero, Pascual Orozco, Victoriano Huerta, Pancho Villa, and Emiliano Zapata. They, along with the many supporting players, created an immense struggle that combined acquiring rights for the poor, the dissolution of the encomienda system of farming, and political power into one huge, gory fight. The information is accurate and clearly presented; the style is readable but dry. While the book is unlikely to be picked up as pleasure reading, it is certainly a definitive report source. The black-and-white photos elucidate the text, and in some cases, as in those showing hanged peasants, bring the barbarity of war home. The list for further reading contains all adult works.
Ann Welton, Terminal Park Elementary School, Auburn, WA
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist:

Gr. 7-9. Stein divides the period between 1910 and 1920 into 10 chapters, each centering on the dominant political figures (Madero and Huerta, for example). Recognizing many issues as significant--politics, emotion, economics, and belief--he explains the inequities in land ownership, Mexico's racial and regional differences, attitudes toward the Catholic Church, and the involvement of foreign governments (especially the U.S. government). Zapata emerges as the general who will probably appeal most to readers, but the contributions of others are not neglected. Pancho Villa, for instance, is portrayed at all points in his career, not simply at the romantic ones. A map of the Mexican states would have been helpful; a chronology, biographical profiles, and further readings are supplied. Mary Harris Veeder

About this edition

• Publisher: New Discovery
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0027869504
• ISBN 13: 9780027869507
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160