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Bezig met laden... Peregrina: Love and Death in Mexico (Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series)door Alma M. Reed
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. It was a captivating read; though partially a biography of Felipe Carrillo Puerto and autobiography of Alma Reed, it was primarily history of the brief period when they were acquainted. It was love at first sight, though they didn't let each other know. Felipe was the Governor of Yucatan and a huge supporter fighting for the rights of the Maya. Alma was a reporter for the Washington Post and NY Times and accompanied a group of archaeologist to Mexico in about 1922. Now I want to find the song written in honor of Alma, La Peregrina, which means the pilgrim, in Spanish. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Alma Reed arrived in the Yucat#65533;n for the first time in 1923, on assignment for the New York Times Sunday Magazine to cover an archaeological survey of Mayan ruins. It was a contemporary Maya, however, who stole her heart. Felipe Carrillo Puerto, said to be descended from Mayan kings, had recently been elected governor of the Yucat#65533;n on a platform emphasizing egalitarian reforms and indigenous rights. The entrenched aristocracy was enraged; Reed was infatuated--as was Carrillo Puerto. He and Reed were engaged within months. Yet less than a year later--only eleven days before their intended wedding--Carrillo Puerto was assassinated. He had earned his place in the history books, but Reed had won a place in the hearts of Mexicans: the bolero "La Peregrina" remains one of the Yucat#65533;n's most famous ballads. Alma Reed recovered from her tragic romance to lead a long, successful life. She eventually returned to Mexico, where her work in journalism, archaeology, and art earned her entry into the Orden del Aguila Azteca (Order of the Aztec Eagle). Her time with Carrillo Puerto, however, was the most intense of her life, and when she was encouraged (by Hollywood, especially) to write her autobiography, she began with that special period. Her manuscript, which disappeared immediately after her sudden death in 1966, mingled her legendary love affair with a biography of Carrillo Puerto and the political history of the Yucat#65533;n. As such, it has long been sought by scholars as well as romantics. In 2001, historian Michael Schuessler discovered the manuscript in an abandoned apartment in Mexico City. An absolutely compelling memoir, Peregrina restores Reed's place in Mexican history in her own words. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)972.65082History and Geography North America Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Bermuda Southern Gulf states YucatánLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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