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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Eldorado Or Adventures In Path Of Empire Eldorado Or Adventures In Path Of Empire Bayard Taylor Bayard Taylor (1825-1878) was already a well-established writer when he traveled to California as special correspondent for the New York Tribune in the summer of 1849. On his return to New York, Tayl… OL1147167W
Tequila oil Tequila oil Hugh Thomson An account of his first wild adventure in Mexico, which ignited his love for and his subsequent exploration of the country, its people and its history, taking the reader from the badlands of Chihuahu… OL16615039W
Gringos in paradise Gringos in paradise Barry Golson In 2004, Barry Golson wrote an article for AARP magazine about Mexican hot spots for retirees longing for a lifestyle they couldn't afford in the United States. A year later, he and his wife Thia joi… OL17820337W
Here and there in Mexico Here and there in Mexico Mary Ashley Townsend "Mary Ashley Townsend was a novelist, newspaper columnist, and poet laureate of New Orleans who made several trips to Mexico with her daughter Cora during the last two decades of the 19th century. To… OL19421834W
1519 1519 John Harrison In 1519 an arrogant and unscrupulous man sailed from the Caribbean, with orders to find a missing Spanish expedition. He immediately set about carving himself an empire in modern Mexico, while the go… OL24190433W
The house on Carnaval Street The house on Carnaval Street Deborah Rodriguez Intimate, honest and touching, this is the story of Deborah Rodriguez's often hilarious journey of self-discovery. Forced to flee her life in Afghanistan, she leaves behind her friends, her possessio… OL24270290W
Lucha loco Lucha loco Malcolm Venville Disfrute los retratos de 128 luchadores que incluyen su nombre rpfesional para luchar y una corta cita. Enjoy portraits of 128 luchadores that include their wrestling name and short quotations. OL27063030W
Imperial Imperial William T. Vollmann An epic study of an emblematic American region by one of our most celebrated writersIt sprawls across a stinking artificial sea, across the deserts, date groves, and labor camps of southeastern Calif… OL506906W