Buchenau (history, U. of North Carolina, Charlotte) presents a collection of 25 excerpts from works by European and North American travelers and immigrants to Mexico, from 1800 to 2000. The selections are grouped into four periods--the road to independence and the first decades as a sovereign country (1800-1867), the era of Liberal modernization (1867-1910), the Mexican Revolution (1910- 1940), and the post-World War II era (since 1945)--each coinciding roughly with a predominant means of transportation in Mexico--the stagecoach, the train, the automobile, and the airplane. The collection offers a range of perspectives from both national origin, gender, opinion of the writer, and the region of Mexico described. For general readers and students. No subject index. Annotation 2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
