 Viva Mexico!
Charles Flandrau
A traveller's account of life in Mexico Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 0 907871 20 8
Area of interest: Mexico
Genre: Travel Date of first publication: 1908
Eland publication date: January 1, 1990
Price: £9.99
Flandrau was a rich young American with an individual sense of humour and no prejudices, except against Western uniformity. His travel book, first published in 1908, is more than a ramble among the Mexican people. Based on his brother's coffee
plantation, he spent the best part of five years in a country which he describes as ‘one long carelessly written but absorbing romance'. His insights into the customs and character of rural Mexicans, and expatriate gringos, apply to this day.
biography of Charles Flandrau
extract from Viva Mexico!
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"It is probably the best travel book I have ever read."
Miles Kington, The Times
"His impressions are deep, sympathetic and judicious. In addition, he is a marvellous writer with something of Mark Twain's high spirits and Henry James's suavity."
Geoffrey Smith, Country Life
"A portrait that is both humorous and profound."
Stanley Olson, Times Literary Supplement
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