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Travelers Tales Mexico
O'Reilly, James; Habegger, Larry. Ed(S): Habegger, Larry
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Description for Travelers Tales Mexico
Paperback. Revised and updated, this collection of the best literature on life and travel in Mexico includes contributions by Carlos Fuentes, Alice Adams, Pete Hamill, Mary Morris, and Kate Simon. Maps. "One of the five best travel books of the year".--"San Francisco Examiner". Editor(s): Habegger, Larry. Series: Country Guides. Num Pages: 472 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 1KLCM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
Melting pot,” a phrase inevitably associated with the United States, may be even more applicable to Mexico, where ancient civilizations merge with modern cultures in a cross-current of peoples, languages and dialects, art and music, religions, hidden cosmologies, and fabled ruins. Travelers’ Tales Mexico explores this deep diversity in essays by important writers who have experienced it firsthand. On his journey south of the border, Carlos Fuentes reveals layer upon layer of history in Mexico City’s town square; Alice Adams discovers her love for Frida Kahlo’s work; Pete Hamill unearths the ghosts of Hollywood in Puerto Vallarta; and Mary Morris ... Read more
Melting pot,” a phrase inevitably associated with the United States, may be even more applicable to Mexico, where ancient civilizations merge with modern cultures in a cross-current of peoples, languages and dialects, art and music, religions, hidden cosmologies, and fabled ruins. Travelers’ Tales Mexico explores this deep diversity in essays by important writers who have experienced it firsthand. On his journey south of the border, Carlos Fuentes reveals layer upon layer of history in Mexico City’s town square; Alice Adams discovers her love for Frida Kahlo’s work; Pete Hamill unearths the ghosts of Hollywood in Puerto Vallarta; and Mary Morris ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Travelers' Tales, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Series
Country Guides
Number of Pages
472
Place of Publication
Sebastopol, United States
ISBN
9781885211590
SKU
V9781885211590
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99-15
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