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The Boy Travellers in Mexico

The Boy Travellers in Mexico

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Number of Chapters: 35

Length: 14 hours and 35 minutes

Language: English

An engaging travelogue published in 1890, written conversationally among two youths and their guide and mentor. From the preface: "a book describing the land of the Aztecs, its history and resources, the manners and customs of its people, and the many curious things to be seen, and adventures passed through, in a journey from one end of that country to the other." Subtitle: Adventures of Two youths in a Journey to Northern and Central Mexico, Campeachey, and Yucatan, with a Description of the Republics of Central America and of the Nicaragua Canal. This is from The Boy Travellers series by Thomas W. Knox. (Summary by S Caulkins)

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Preface (Lynette Caulkins)
Chapter I - To Mexico by Rail. Battle of San Jacinto. Old Texas and Modern Changes. Arrival on the Frontier of Mexico. (Lynette Caulkins)
Chapter II - Laredo. The Rio Grande. Mexican Tariffs. Adobe Houses. Mesa de los Cartujanos. Nuevo Leon. Monterey. (Ryan Lohner)
Chapter III - The American Invasion of To-day. Monterey. Short History of the Mexican War. In a Monterey House. (Mario Pineda)
Chapter IV - Santa Caterina. Sierra Madre. Saltillo. The Alameda. Buena Vista. (Mario Pineda)
Chapter V - Brigandage. Chihuahua. Santa Eulalia Mines. Torreon and Lerdo. Fresnillo. Calera. Zacatecas. (Mario Pineda)
Chapter VI - Zacatecas. Mines of Zacatecas. Farming in Mexico. Aguas Calientes. Women. (Richard Stibbard)
Chapter VII - Barrancas. Lagos. Leon. Silao. Guanajuato. Market Scenes. Education. (BettyB)
Chapter VIII - Aqueduct. Hill of the Bells. Revolutions in Mexico. Foreign Intervention. Juarez. Religion. Reform. Martyrs. (Richard Stibbard)
Chapter IX - Cazadero. Tula. Mexico City. The Mantilla. Lotteries. (Richard Stibbard)
Chapter X - The Cathedral. Teocalli. Iturbide. Calendar-stone. Aztecs. (Richard Stibbard)
Chapter XI - Lost Arts. Music. Antiquities. Aztec Warfare and Domestic Life. National Palace. Monte de Piedad. (BettyB)
Chapter XII - Mexican Politeness. Governor of Acapulco. Great Market. Chinampas, or Floating Gardens. Santa Anita. Festival of Fire. (Adrian Wilson)
Chapter XIII - Courtship. Marriage Ceremony. Funerals. Diseases. Domestic Servants. (BettyB)
Chapter XIV - Fine Arts. Pulquerias. Police-courts. Belem Prison. Running the Gantlet. (BettyB)
Chapter XV - Chapultepec. The Palace. National Military College. Capture of Vera Cruz. Fall of Chapultepec. (BettyB)
Chapter XVI - Noche Triste Tree. Conquest of Mexico. Expulsion of the Spaniards. Rule of Viceroys. The Church. (Adrian Wilson)
Chapter XVII - Mexico’s Population. President Juarez. Leperos and Brigands. Inquisition. Auto-da-fé. (BettyB)
Chapter XVIII - Popocatepetl. Amecameca. Tlamacas. Las Cruz. The Pico del Fraile. (Lucretia B.)
Chapter XIX - Popocatepetl. Amecameca. Monte Sacro. A Ratero. (Lucretia B.)
Chapter XX - Cargadores. Public Schools. Theatres and Hospitals. Bull-fighting. Processions. Ceremonials and Amusements. (Adrian Wilson)
Chapter XXI - Ancient City of the Toltecs. Morelos. Cuautla. Tierra Caliente. Yautepec and Cuernavaca. (Mario Pineda)
Chapter XXII - Acapulco. Guadalajara. Hidalgo and the Spaniards. Señor Perez. Rodeo. (BettyB)
Chapter XXIII - President Diaz. Army and Navy of Mexico. Postal Service. Publications. Apizaco. Puebla. Cinco de Mayo. (BettyB)
Chapter XXIV - Puebla. Cholula. Great Pyramid. Tlascala. Apizaco. (J. Thurgood)
Chapter XXV - The Cumbres. Maltrata. Tierra Templada. Orizaba. Rincon Grande, Cerro del Borrego. Cordoba. Tierra Caliente. Vera Cruz. (CBinns)
Chapter XXVI - Vera Cruz. Governor's Palace. San Juan de Ulloa. Mexican Prison. Jalapa. Cerro Gordo. Orizaba and Perote. Tampico. (CBinns)
Chapter XXVII - Tehuantepec. Mahogany Trade. Palenque. Lorillard City. Remains of Mitla. Pillar of Death. (Mario Pineda)
Chapter XXVIII - The Mysterious City. Don Pedro Velasquez. Carmen and Campeachy. Underground Caves. The Quezal. The Yucatan. (Adrian Wilson)
Chapter XXIX - Merida. The Calesa. Indians, Spaniards, and Mestizos. Characteristics of the Maya Race. Euchre or Yucca. (Danny Hamilton)
Chapter XXX - Markets. Balls. Characteristic Indian Dances. Worship of the Sun. The Volan Coché. How the Owners of Estates Live. (BettyB)
Chapter XXXI - A Cenoté. A Subterranean Bath-house. A Noria. Native Superstitions. Uxmal. A Heetzmek. Uayalké. (BettyB)
Chapter XXXII - Legends. A Royal Palace. Maya Arches. Garapatas. An Ancient Watering-Place. (Mario Pineda)
Chapter XXXIII - Archæology. Mayapan. Aké. Kabah. Chichen-itza. Other Ruined Cities. (BettyB)
Chapter XXXIV - Central America. Costa Rica. Tegucigalpa. Yuscaran. Farewell. (Lynette Caulkins)
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