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Six Months In Mexico

Gelesen von James K. White

(4,5 Sterne; 9 Bewertungen)

This is an account of Nellie Bly's travels through Mexico in 1885. The book was originally a series of individual articles that she submitted to the Pittsburgh Dispatch newspaper for publication. In them she described the conditions of the people and the political system she found in Mexico. Her narratives focused mostly on the impoverished and disadvantaged in a country whose government was extremely corrupt.

Bly was perhaps what we now term a feminist, striving for the empowerment and independence of women. She certainly pioneered the field of investigative reporting. Nevertheless, Bly's journalistic objectivity is often tainted by an uninformed, 19th-century, "gringo" world view.

Bly's travels in Mexico ended abruptly after the Dispatch published an article she wrote exposing that government's ill treatment of another journalist who criticized the regime of President Porfirio Diaz. Bly's Mexico articles were later published in book form in 1888. (Summary by James K. White) (8 hr 13 min)

Chapters

Chp. I, Adieu To The United States

6:41

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Chp. II, El Paso Del Norte

9:02

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Chp. III, Along The Route

11:49

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Chp. IV, The City Of Mexico

4:58

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Chp. V, In The Streets Of Mexico

16:05

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Chp. VI, How Sunday Is Celebrated

11:11

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Chp. VII, A Horseback Ride Over Historic Grounds

15:46

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Chp. VIII, A Mexican Bull-Fight

24:43

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Chp. IX, The Museum And Its Curiosities

17:13

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Chp. X, Historic Tombs And Lonely Graves

19:40

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Chp. XI, Cupid's Work In Sunnyland

14:09

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Chp. XII, Joaquin Miller And Coffin Street

12:28

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Chp. XIII, In Mexican Theaters

14:03

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Chp. XIV, The Floating Gardens

15:36

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Chp. XV, The Castle Of Chapultepec

14:26

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Chp. XVI, The Feasts Of The Gamblers

13:22

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Chp. XVII, Feast Of Flowers And Lenten Celebrations

22:51

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Chp. XVIII, Guadalupe And Its Romantic Legend

14:37

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Chp. XIX, A Day's Trip On A Street Car

22:04

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Chp. XX, Where Maximilian's American Colony Lived

20:17

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Chp. XXI, A Mexican Arcadia

20:12

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Chp. XXII, The Wonders Of Puebla

17:34

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Chp. XXIII, The Pyramid Of Cholula

17:41

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Chp. XXIV, A Few Notes About Mexican Presidents

14:00

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Chp. XXV, Mexican Soldiers And The Rurales

10:16

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Chp. XXVI, The Press Of Mexico

12:28

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Chp. XXVII, The Ghastly Tale Of Don Juan Manuel

12:48

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Chp. XXVIII, A Mexican Parlor

6:59

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Chp. XXIX, Love And Courtship In Mexico

9:09

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Chp. XXX, Scenes Within Mexican Homes

20:47

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Chp. XXXI, The Romance Of The Mexican Pulque

7:39

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Chp. XXXII, Mexican Manners

8:55

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Chp. XXXIII, Noche Triste Tree

8:36

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Chp. XXXIV, Little Notes Of Interest

9:30

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Chp. XXXV, A Few Recipes For Mexican Dishes

5:10

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Chp. XXXVI, Some Mexican Legends

6:33

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Chp. XXXVII, Princess Josefa De Yturbide

4:02

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Bewertungen

A mixed bag.

(4,5 Sterne)

Clearly the author did not much like Mexicans and it shows. Sometimes this tone is subtle, hut often it is glaring. Many remarks could easily offend, but might also make one laugh. I usually tried to laugh. Sprinkled amongst the racism are a great deal of interesting "facts". One of these "facts" is that Marijuana puts the smoker in ecstasy for 5 days. After that, I no longer tried to commit any of the "facts" to memory and just went along for the fun. Which is my recommendation to you from the start. The narrator is inhumanly perfect and accent-neutral (I kept picturing a Vulcan). He also smoothly transitions into textbook Spanish pronunciation where required, then back again. This guy is good! Somehow, he made the book even funnier.