Six Months in Mexico (eBook)

And Other Investigative Journalism Articles

Nellie Bly (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
266 Seiten
Read Books Ltd. (Verlag)
978-1-5287-9253-0 (ISBN)

Infos

From the famous stunt girl reporter who wrote the well-known exposé, Ten Days in a Mad-House, this 1888 travelogue details Nellie Bly’s experience of living in Mexico in the late nineteenth century.

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From the famous stunt girl reporter who wrote the well-known expose, Ten Days in a Mad-House, this 1888 travelogue details Nellie Bly's experience of living in Mexico in the late nineteenth century.Under the pseudonym of Nellie Bly, Six Months in Mexico chronicles her time spent living in Mexico in 1885. The American journalist provides a fascinating window into the country s culture and the every day lives of those living there. Bly describes wedding ceremonies and the people s smoking habits, as well as commenting on the horror of life living under a dictator.This classic travel book includes engaging chapters such as:- In the Streets of Mexico- How Sunday is Celebrated- A Horseback Ride Over Historic Grounds- A Mexican Bull-Fight- The Museum and its Curiosities- Historic Tombs and Lonely GravesRepublished by Read & Co. Travel, this captivating edition of Six Months in Mexico is accompanied by several of Bly s other journalism articles and is completed by an introductory biography by Frances E. Willard and Mary A. Livermore. The ideal gift for fans of travel writing and a must read for those who have, or wish to visit Mexico.

Inhalt

Introduction

Elizabeth Cochrane

1. Adieu to the United States

2. El Paso Del Norte

3. Along the Route

4. The City of Mexico

5. In the Streets of Mexico

6. How Sunday is Celebrated

7. A Horseback Ride Over Historic Grounds

8. A Mexican Bull-Fight

9. The Museum and its Curiosities

10. Historic Tombs and Lonely Graves

11. Cupid's Work in Sunnyland

12. Joaquin Miller and Coffin Street

13. In Mexican Theatres

14. The Floating Gardens

15. The Castle of Chapultepec

16. The Feasts of the Gamblers

17. Feast of Flowers and Lenten Celebrations

18. Guadalupe and its Romantic Legend

19. A Day's Trip on a Street Car

20. Where Maximillian's American Colony Lived

21. A Mexican Arcadia

22. The Wonders of Puebla

23. The Pyramid of Cholula

24. A Few Notes About Mexican Presidents

25. Mexican Soldiers and the Rurales

26. The Press of Mexico

27. The Ghastly Tale of Dunjuan Manuel

28. A Mexican Parlor

29. Love and Courtship in Mexico

30. Scenes within Mexican Homes

31. The Romance of the Mexican Pulque

32. Mexican Manners

33. Noche Triste Tree

34. Little Notes of Interest

35. A Few Recipes for Mexican Dishes

36. Some Mexican Legends

37. Princess Josefa de Yturbide

Miscellaneous Articles

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.5.2021
• Co-Autor: Mary A. Livermore, Frances E. Willard
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: American must reads • american tourist writings • Around the World • beloved famous books • classic feminist must • classic woman author • daredevil diary reads • feminism famous trips • Feminist writer • gonzo journalism history • influential women • investigative journalism • Investigative Journalist • mexican period pieces
• ISBN-10: 1-5287-9253-X / 152879253X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5287-9253-0 / 9781528792530