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Mexican History: A Captivating Guide to the History of Mexico and the Mexican Revolution
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: History, Americas
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Publisher's Summary
If you want to discover the captivating history of Mexico, then pay attention...
Two captivating manuscripts in one audiobook:
- History of Mexico: A Captivating Guide to Mexican History, Starting from the Rise of Tenochtitlan Through Maximilian's Empire to the Mexican Revolution and the Zapatista Indigenous Uprising
- The Mexican Revolution: A Captivating Guide to the Mexican Civil War and How Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata Impacted Mexico
Here are just some of the topics covered in part one of this audiobook:
- The Era of Empires
- The Spanish-Aztec War and New Spain
- The Birth of a Nation
- “From the Halls of Montezuma...”
- The Big Division
- “The Most Beautiful Empire in the World”
- In the Times of Don Porfirio
- The Mexican Revolution
- The Cristeros
- The Second World War and the Mexican Miracle
- End of Century Pangs
- And much, much more!
Here are just some of the topics covered in part two of this audiobook:
- The Comet
- The Strong Man of the Americas
- Francisco and the Spirits
- Victory Comes Too Soon
- The Wicked Ambassador
- Victoriano Huerta
- Two Hurricanes
- The Convention of Aguascalientes
- The Presidential Chair
- Huerta Strikes Back
- The Horsemen of the Apocalypse
- The Centaur and the General: Pershing’s Punitive Expedition
- The Zimmermann Telegram
- Aftermath
- And much, much more!
So if you want to learn more about the history of Mexico and the Mexican Revolution, buy this audiobook now!
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- Elisa Cox
- 11-21-20
An Absolutely Captivating Work
This is as adjacent to amend as a brief introduction to the history of Mexico could be, and hopefully, the more onerous and interested listeners will follow up with a more in-depth study such as Meyer's Course of Mexican History, or the Oxford History of Mexico.
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- Luis N.
- 01-20-22
I'm proud to be Mexican. this book was awesome!
Amazing book I love the narration and and the history the history of Mexico
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- Jorge Gil Jr.
- 11-30-21
Meh.
Very Eurocentric view of Mexican history. Every Spanish word or name is Butchered. The indigenous words even worse
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- Claudio Angulo
- 08-04-21
Lots of details
Great book to listen to if you are interested in the history of Mexico and the revolution.
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- Angela Medina
- 11-21-20
Interesting survey of Mexico
This is a praiseworthy audiobook of such a confusing history. The kids and I took satisfaction in listening to more about our historical literature. we would recommend this notable historical audiobook.
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- Kim Alvarez
- 11-19-20
Learned Something New!
Anything that was drafted by Captivating History I highly recommend and follow. History is considerably examined and the content, no indifference with hours of fluff.
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- Velma Stokes
- 11-19-20
A top reference work.
Anyone interested in the history of revolutions will be fastened by the observational evidence of these details combined with the description.
Outstanding historical work and the details lead to the wonderful narrative. This work was referenced to me as Mexican history.
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- Byron Baker
- 11-19-20
Follow it to gathering a knowledge of Mexico
A history of the violent nature of Mexico when the country joined the U.S as an Allie in WW2. Details are a prized contribution. Five presidents were slaughtered. Two drowned in office. It is astounding that the country held together, nice work Jason Zenobia.
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- Virginia Nichols
- 11-18-20
Excellent audiobook!!!
I love how the audiobook is addressed, a great idea that the Mexican people who made history tell us how they did it, also the instance is excellent, without a doubt I can follow other books by the same author.
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- Marcus Hampton
- 11-18-20
This audiobook is great!
This audiobook is great! The details are awesome. greatly addressed. I will say that as someone who wants my money to be used to empower people, I was disappointed that the audiobook was written by a man but it has inspired me to look more into these women so thank you!
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- Karen Coull
- 11-18-20
Beautiful audiobook
It seems that I did not adore this audible as much as others, but I still believe that it is an audible worth listening to.
I had never heard of many of these women, and I learned a lot. It was interesting and inspiring.
But ... I didn't like the style so much, as if each person spoke directly to the listener, inviting you to come in, to sit down. That would be interesting for two or three stories, but after many stories in a similar style, it started to be repetitive and unnatural. Also, most of the voices sounded very similar. I couldn't forget that I was listening to an audiobook, and I think the best audibles take you to the middle of the story and make you forget that you are listening.
Also, this is difficult to explain, especially in a language that is not my native language, but ... audibles like this one, that talk a lot about how women are important and women are smart and women can do what men can do ... sometimes these audiobooks have the opposite effect of the goal. Of course, women are important and clever and capable. Focusing on this so much, as if it were new information, sometimes it seems like a step backward. But, maybe I'm too sensitive. I think an audiobook like this would be more powerful if it focused more on the interesting details of their extraordinary lives, giving us unforgettable stories. We would understand the subtle message that women are important and clever and capable without the sermon. But ... that's just my opinion.
It is interesting, with many important and admirable figures. I recommend that you read slowly, one story at a time. Maybe the problems I mentioned would go away.
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- Michael Abbott
- 11-06-20
Excellent Summary
Well recorded, accurate, and scanty - nearly too concise. All the people who made up the history spread composed of were very well planned and their assistance given their due value.
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- Fiona Wheeler
- 11-06-20
Interesting Content to listen.
What a protracted attempt the 'revolution' was: with a fairly rapid sequence of conflicts and administrators.
Obviously, all driven by excessive male egos, and a soupçon of belief. Hourly History wraps it all up into a neat audible.
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- Rhys James Harry
- 12-30-21
Great stories throughout.
Well spoken, great detail and angle.
Worth listening to and will follow up with other ancient history of Central America now.