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Six Months in Mexico

And Other Investigative Journalism Articles

From the famous stunt girl reporter who wrote the well-known exposé, Ten Days in a Mad-House, this 1888 travelogue details Nellie Bly’s experience of living in Mexico in the late nineteenth century.

Price range: £4.99 through £17.99

Price range: £4.99 through £17.99

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Author

Nellie Bly

Imprint

Read & Co. Travel

Categories

Biographies of Women

Biography & Memoir

Memoirs

Special Interest

Travel & Maps

ISBN

9781528719483, 9781528792530

Formats Available

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Pages

266

Publication Date

12 May 2021, 06 May 2021

Weight 342.468 kg
Dimensions 5.5 × 8.5 in

Book Description

From the famous stunt girl reporter who wrote the well-known exposé, Ten Days in a Mad-House, this 1888 travelogue details Nellie Bly’s experience of living in Mexico in the late nineteenth century.

Under the pseudonym of Nellie Bly, Six Months in Mexico chronicles her time spent living in Mexico in 1885. The American journalist provides a fascinating window into the country’s culture and the every day lives of those living there. Bly describes wedding ceremonies and the people’s smoking habits, as well as commenting on the horror of life living under a dictator.

This classic travel book includes engaging chapters such as:

    – In the Streets of Mexico
    – How Sunday is Celebrated
    – A Horseback Ride Over Historic Grounds
    – A Mexican Bull-Fight
    – The Museum and its Curiosities
    – Historic Tombs and Lonely Graves

Republished by Read & Co. Travel, this captivating edition of Six Months in Mexico is accompanied by several of Bly’s other journalism articles and is completed by an introductory biography by Frances E. Willard and Mary A. Livermore. The ideal gift for fans of travel writing and a must read for those who have, or wish to visit Mexico.

Chapter Highlights

    Introduction
    Elizabeth Cochrane
    1. Adieu to the United States
    2. El Paso Del Norte
    3. Along the Route
    4. The City of Mexico
    5. In the Streets of Mexico
    6. How Sunday is Celebrated
    7. A Horseback Ride Over Historic Grounds
    8. A Mexican Bull-Fight
    9. The Museum and its Curiosities
    10. Historic Tombs and Lonely Graves
    11. Cupid’s Work in Sunnyland
    12. Joaquin Miller and Coffin Street
    13. In Mexican Theatres
    14. The Floating Gardens
    15. The Castle of Chapultepec
    16. The Feasts of the Gamblers
    17. Feast of Flowers and Lenten Celebrations
    18. Guadalupe and its Romantic Legend
    19. A Day’s Trip on a Street Car
    20. Where Maximillian’s American Colony Lived
    21. A Mexican Arcadia
    22. The Wonders of Puebla
    23. The Pyramid of Cholula
    24. A Few Notes About Mexican Presidents
    25. Mexican Soldiers and the Rurales
    26. The Press of Mexico
    27. The Ghastly Tale of Dunjuan Manuel
    28. A Mexican Parlor
    29. Love and Courtship in Mexico
    30. Scenes within Mexican Homes
    31. The Romance of the Mexican Pulque
    32. Mexican Manners
    33. Noche Triste Tree
    34. Little Notes of Interest
    35. A Few Recipes for Mexican Dishes
    36. Some Mexican Legends
    37. Princess Josefa de Yturbide
    Miscellaneous Articles

Six Months in Mexico

And Other Investigative Journalism Articles

Price range: £4.99 through £17.99

From the famous stunt girl reporter who wrote the well-known exposé, Ten Days in a Mad-House, this 1888 travelogue details Nellie Bly’s experience of living in Mexico in the late nineteenth century.

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