A Diplomat's Wife in Mexico: Letters from the American Embassy at Mexico City, Covering the Dramatic Period Between October 8th,...

A Diplomat's Wife in Mexico: Letters from the American Embassy at Mexico City, Covering the Dramatic Period Between October 8th,...
ISBN-10
1404783032
ISBN-13
9781404783034
Pages
355
Language
English
Published
1916
Publisher
Harper & Brothers
Author
Edith O'Shaughnessy

Description

Originally written in the form of a series of letters to her mother, this book turned into one of the most insightful accounts of the political upheavals in Mexico prior to the First World War. Stationed along with her husband-America's chargé d'affaires in Mexico-O'Shaughnessy used her keen eye and sharp wit to record a dramatic period of the Mexican Revolution, from October 8th, 1913, through to the breaking off of diplomatic relations on April 23rd, 1914. She shows how continuous American meddling in the affairs of Mexico-and other parts of Latin America-have never served any purpose except to incite hatred against Americans. The author's account of these events earned her fame and praise in diplomatic historical circles, and her all-too-accurate observations on race, civilization, and Mexico have been proven correct countless times over since this book was first published.