Boy Travellers in Mexico
Thomas Wallace Knox
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Length 14 h 35 min
Chapters 34
First published 1890
An engaging travelogue published in 1890, written conversationally among two youths and their guide and mentor. From the preface: "a book describing the land of the Aztecs, its history and resources, the manners and customs of its people, and the many curious things to be seen, and adventures passed through, in a journey from one end of that country to the other." Subtitle: Adventures of Two youths in a Journey to Northern and Central Mexico, Campeachey, and Yucatan, with a Description of the Republics of Central America and of the Nicaragua Canal. This is from The Boy Travellers series by Thomas W. Knox. (Summary by S Caulkins)
Chapters
1
Preface Read by Lynette Caulkins 4:43
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Chapter II - Laredo. The Rio Grande. Mexican Tariffs. Adobe Houses. Mesa de los Cartujanos. Nuevo Leon. Monterey. Read by Ryan Lohner 22:41
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Chapter III - The American Invasion of To-day. Monterey. Short History of the Mexican War. In a Monterey House. Read by mpinedag 24:10
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Chapter IV - Santa Caterina. Sierra Madre. Saltillo. The Alameda. Buena Vista. Read by mpinedag 26:12
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Chapter V - Brigandage. Chihuahua. Santa Eulalia Mines. Torreon and Lerdo. Fresnillo. Calera. Zacatecas. Read by mpinedag 25:21
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Chapter VI - Zacatecas. Mines of Zacatecas. Farming in Mexico. Aguas Calientes. Women. Read by Richard Stibbard 24:36
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Chapter VII - Barrancas. Lagos. Leon. Silao. Guanajuato. Market Scenes. Education. Read by BettyB 23:31
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Chapter VIII - Aqueduct. Hill of the Bells. Revolutions in Mexico. Foreign Intervention. Juarez. Religion. Reform. Martyrs. Read by Richard Stibbard 25:03
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Chapter IX - Cazadero. Tula. Mexico City. The Mantilla. Lotteries. Read by Richard Stibbard 24:53
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Chapter X - The Cathedral. Teocalli. Iturbide. Calendar-stone. Aztecs. Read by Richard Stibbard 24:51
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Chapter XI - Lost Arts. Music. Antiquities. Aztec Warfare and Domestic Life. National Palace. Monte de Piedad. Read by BettyB 25:12
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Chapter XII - Mexican Politeness. Governor of Acapulco. Great Market. Chinampas, or Floating Gardens. Santa Anita. Festival of Fire. Read by Adrian Wilson 26:35
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Chapter XIII - Courtship. Marriage Ceremony. Funerals. Diseases. Domestic Servants. Read by BettyB 23:34
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Chapter XIV - Fine Arts. Pulquerias. Police-courts. Belem Prison. Running the Gantlet. Read by BettyB 24:19
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Chapter XV - Chapultepec. The Palace. National Military College. Capture of Vera Cruz. Fall of Chapultepec. Read by BettyB 25:56
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Chapter XVI - Noche Triste Tree. Conquest of Mexico. Expulsion of the Spaniards. Rule of Viceroys. The Church. Read by Adrian Wilson 23:23
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Chapter XVII - Mexico’s Population. President Juarez. Leperos and Brigands. Inquisition. Auto-da-fé. Read by BettyB 23:40
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Chapter XVIII - Popocatepetl. Amecameca. Tlamacas. Las Cruz. The Pico del Fraile. Read by Lucretia B. 33:46
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Chapter XIX - Popocatepetl. Amecameca. Monte Sacro. A Ratero. Read by Lucretia B. 32:14
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Chapter XX - Cargadores. Public Schools. Theatres and Hospitals. Bull-fighting. Processions. Ceremonials and Amusements. Read by Adrian Wilson 25:36
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Chapter XXI - Ancient City of the Toltecs. Morelos. Cuautla. Tierra Caliente. Yautepec and Cuernavaca. Read by mpinedag 26:49
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Chapter XXII - Acapulco. Guadalajara. Hidalgo and the Spaniards. Señor Perez. Rodeo. Read by BettyB 25:23
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Chapter XXIII - President Diaz. Army and Navy of Mexico. Postal Service. Publications. Apizaco. Puebla. Cinco de Mayo. Read by BettyB 28:29
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Chapter XXIV - Puebla. Cholula. Great Pyramid. Tlascala. Apizaco. Read by J. Thurgood 22:22
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Chapter XXV - The Cumbres. Maltrata. Tierra Templada. Orizaba. Rincon Grande, Cerro del Borrego. Cordoba. Tierra Caliente. Vera Cruz. Read by CBinns 24:20
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Chapter XXVI - Vera Cruz. Governor's Palace. San Juan de Ulloa. Mexican Prison. Jalapa. Cerro Gordo. Orizaba and Perote. Tampico. Read by CBinns 23:06
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Chapter XXVII - Tehuantepec. Mahogany Trade. Palenque. Lorillard City. Remains of Mitla. Pillar of Death. Read by mpinedag 23:55
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Chapter XXVIII - The Mysterious City. Don Pedro Velasquez. Carmen and Campeachy. Underground Caves. The Quezal. The Yucatan. Read by Adrian Wilson 25:55
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Chapter XXIX - Merida. The Calesa. Indians, Spaniards, and Mestizos. Characteristics of the Maya Race. Euchre or Yucca. Read by Danny Hamilton 27:53
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Chapter XXX - Markets. Balls. Characteristic Indian Dances. Worship of the Sun. The Volan Coché. How the Owners of Estates Live. Read by BettyB 25:40
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Chapter XXXI - A Cenoté. A Subterranean Bath-house. A Noria. Native Superstitions. Uxmal. A Heetzmek. Uayalké. Read by BettyB 23:29
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Chapter XXXII - Legends. A Royal Palace. Maya Arches. Garapatas. An Ancient Watering-Place. Read by mpinedag 23:04
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Chapter XXXIII - Archæology. Mayapan. Aké. Kabah. Chichen-itza. Other Ruined Cities. Read by BettyB 24:15
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Chapter XXXIV - Central America. Costa Rica. Tegucigalpa. Yuscaran. Farewell. Read by Lynette Caulkins 35:39
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