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Fire And Blood: A History Of Mexico

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Timothy Andrés Pabon

35 Hours 40 Minutes

Tantor Media

November 2018

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There have been many Mexicos: the country of varied terrain, of Amerindian heritage, of the Spanish Conquest, of the Revolution, and of the modern era of elections and the rule of bankers. Mexico was forged in the fires of successive civilizations, and baptized with the blood of millions, all of whom added tragic dimensions to the modern Mexican identity. T. R. Fehrenbach brilliantly delineates the contrasts and conflicts between them, unraveling the history while weaving a fascinating tapestry of beauty and brutality: the Amerindians, who wrought from the vulnerable land a great indigenous Meso-American civilization by the first millennium B.C.; the successive reigns of Olmec, Maya, Toltec, and Mexic masters, who ruled through an admirably efficient bureaucracy and the power of the priests, propitiating the capricious gods with human sacrifices; the Spanish conquistadors, who used smallpox, technology, and their own ruthless individualism to erect a new tyranny over the ruins of the old; the agony of independent Mexico, struggling with the weight of its overwhelming past and tremendous potential. Throughout the narrative the author resurrects the great personalities of Mexican history, such as Motecuhzoma, Cortes, Santa Anna, Juárez, Maximilian, Diaz, Pancho Villa, and Zapata. Fehrenbach, who has updated this edition to include recent events, has created a work of scholarly perspective and gripping prose.

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  • John H.

    Although this is a long book (35+ hours), every minute is rich with facts and insightfull interpretation of Mexico's sweeping history. I retired to Mexico six years ago and was looking for a comprehensive history of this country (available in my native English), and this book appeared. Thankfully! Mexico was inhabited druing the last Ice Age and is the birth place of rich, ancient civilations (Tolmecs, Zapotecs, Maya, Azteces, and the Spanish-500 years ago. It's vast history is thus complex and intriguing. Fire & Blood provides a rich and comprehensive overview; I'll surely repeat many sections of this book as interest arises. I also plan to buy a printed copy. The narrator, Timothy Andrés Pabon, is excellent, with acurate pronunciation in the many native languages (example, Nauhuatl)-and Spanish. His English is pleasant and flawless. The ambitious scope and quality of Fire & Blood deserves 5-stars.

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