The eagle and the serpent
by Guzman, Martin Luis
Published by : Peter Smith (Gloucester, Mass) Physical details: 386 p Year: 1965| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| 900 - 999 | 972.081 Guz (Browse shelf) | Available | In Memory of : Mary Simonita Martinez | 49706 |
Translation of El águila y la serpiente.
The first person protagonist is the author himself then a young man who had left the University of Mexico to join the revolutionary forces. With the overthrow of the dictator, de la Huerta, and the ensuing power struggle, Guzman was faced with a choice of leaders. Through firsthand associations with Carranza, the "First Chief," and with Pancho Villa, he found that both of these men were military-minded adventurers, totally untrained and inept as politicians. Guzman's detailed, and often humorous, profiles of these controversial figures,as well as of others, contribute in making this book one of the most revealing and thorough works of literature on the Mexican Revolution.
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