عنوان

Peregrina :

(Number (ISBN

0292702396

(Number (ISBN

0292726155

(Number (ISBN

9780292702394

(Number (ISBN

9780292726154

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b701085

Title Proper

Peregrina :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

love and death in Mexico /

First Statement of Responsibility

Alma M. Reed ; edited and with an introduction by Michael K. Schuessler ; foreword by Elena Poniatowska.

Edition Statement

1st ed.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Austin :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Texas Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2007.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xii, 347 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

25 cm.

Series Title

Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-329) and index.

Text of Note

Yucatan Assignment -- Southward -- Antillean Interlude -- Caribbean Reflections -- the Road to Kanasin -- Ultima Thule -- Uxmal : "The Thrice Rebuilt" -- Land and Liberty -- Motul -- Conflicts and Amenities -- City of the Learned Itzaes -- Ritmos del Mayab -- Well of Sacrifice -- The Arena -- Flowers of Stone -- Civil Liberties -- Social Justice -- Homeward Journey -- Mexican Crusade in Manhattan -- Platonic Love -- Foreboding Moments -- Martyrdom and Infamy -- Never Forgotten.

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Alma Reed arrived in the Yucatan 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 Yucatan 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 Yucatan'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 Yucatan. 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.

Title

Peregrina.

Title

Peregrina.

Carrillo Puerto, Felipe,1874?-1924-- Relations with women.

Carrillo Puerto, Felipe,1874?-1924.

Reed, Alma M.

Carrillo Puerto, Felipe,1874?-1924.

Carrillo Puerto, Felipe.

Reed, Alma M.

Reed, Alma M.

Journalists-- Mexico.

15.85 history of America.

Journalists.

Relations with women.

Yucatán (Mexico : State), History, 20th century.

Mexico, Yucatán (State)

Mexico.

Mexico.

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Edition

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Book number

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Reed, Alma M.

Schuessler, Michael Karl.

Date of Transaction

20201207164753.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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