Through personal experience and extensive travel in Mexico in the late 1900s, the author of “Barbarous Mexico” depicts the circumstances that will trigger the Mexican Revolution of 1910. The rampant, government sanctioned, widespread abuse of human rights in the tobacco and corn plantations of Central and Southeastern Mexico created an atmosphere where peasants, and the working class at large, had to choose between their lives and the revolution. Turner presents a gruesome picture of political and ethnic slavery; how President Diaz policies promoted, encouraged and maintained the system; how foreign actors sanctioned the practices; and ends with an encouraging vision of the Mexican people as a whole. (Summary by Mario Pineda)
Chapters
1
Preface to the Third Edition Read by mpinedag 4:43
2
Chapter I - The Slaves of Yucatan, part 2 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 30:30
3
Chapter 2 - The Extermination of the Yaquis Read by David S. Ingram 19:31
4
Chapter 3 - Over the Exile Road, part 1 Read by mpinedag 17:39
5
Chapter 3 - Over the Exile Road, part 2 Read by PotaszNC 15:54
6
Chapter 4 - The Contract Slaves of Valle Nacional Read by Tony Posante 26:03
7
Chapter 5 - In the Valley of Death, part 1 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 27:09
8
Chapter 5 - In the Valley of Death, part 2 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 26:52
9
Chapter 6 - The Country Peons and the City Poor Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 22:11
10
Chapter 7 - The Diaz System, part 1 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 20:03
11
Chapter 7 - The Diaz System, part 2 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 20:16
12
Chapter 8 - Repressive Elements of the Diaz Machine, part 1 Read by Ted Lienhart 22:22
13
Chapter 8 - Repressive Elements of the Diaz Machine, part 2 Read by Ted Lienhart 22:16
14
Chapter 9 - The Crushing of Opposition Parties Read by Larry Wilson 24:46
15
Chapter 10 - The Eighth Unanimous Election of Diaz, part 1 Read by Larry Wilson 21:19
16
Chapter 10 - The Eighth Unanimous Election of Diaz, part 2 Read by DJRickyV 31:17
17
Chapter 11 - Four Mexican Strikes, part 1 Read by timli 28:52
18
Chapter 11 - Four Mexican Strikes, part 2 Read by timli 26:58
19
Chapter 12 - Critics and Corroboration, part 1 Read by Christine Rottger 19:26
20
Chapter 12 - Critics and Corroboration, part 2 Read by franc 20:21
21
Chapter 13 - The Diaz-American Press Conspiracy Read by David S. Ingram 26:33
22
Chapter 14 - The American Partners of Diaz Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 35:31
23
Chapter 15 - American Persecution of the Enemies of Diaz, part 1 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 29:02
24
Chapter 15 - American Persecution of the Enemies of Diaz, part 2 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 32:03
25
Chapter 16 - Diaz Himself, part 1 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 27:45
26
Chapter 16 - Diaz Himself, part 2 Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025) 26:45
27
Chapter 17 - The Mexican People Read by mpinedag 31:28
28
Publisher's Note to Fourth Edition Read by mpinedag 2:14
From LibriVox, read by volunteers and in the public domain. LibriVox page (opens librivox.org) , the text (opens archive.org) , all files on the Internet Archive (opens archive.org) .
