Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Thistle And The Rose: Romance, Railroads, And Big Oil In Revolutionary MexicoISBN13:9781475965155ISBN10:147596515XAuthor:Cooke, Catherine Nixon (Author)Description:Like Mexico Itself, The Mcnab Family Story Tells Of A Rich Mix Of Cultures--French, Scottish, Zapotec The Thistle And The Rose Captures That Complexity, Providing A Unique Lens Through Which To View A Magnificent, Complicated Country During Critical Years Of Change In The Thistle And The Rose, Author Catherine Nixon Cooke Narrates The Story Of John George Mcnab, A Handsome Scotsman, And Guadalupe Fuentes Nivon Mcnab, A Beautiful Oaxacan, And How They Fell In Love Against The Impossible Challenge Of Building The Famous Tehuantepec Railroad Across The Malaria-Ridden Isthmus Of Mexico Cooke Weaves A Rich Tapestry Using Multiple Threads--Research By Renowned Latin American Scholar Teresa Van Hoy, Documents And Photographs Found In The Pearson Archive In The United Kingdom, Rare Mexican Historic Texts, Personal Interviews, Family Letters, Diaries, Photographs, And Genealogical Data From Ancestry The Author Provides A Sense Of The Rough-And-Tumble Country In Early Twentieth-Century Mexico And The Danger And Challenge Of Building A Link Between The Two Oceans She Gives Further Insight Into The Mcnab Family's Role In Shaping Mexico's Oil And Transportation Infrastructure A Story About Love And Courage In Revolutionary Mexico, The Thistle And The Rose Narrates The Journey Of Self-Discovery For A Family That Dared To Embark On This Quest Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:AUTHORHOUSEPublication Date:2013-01-17Weight:0.87 lbsDimensions:0.61'' H x 9'' L x 6'' WNumber of Pages:292Language:English
Price: 19.23 USD
Location: USA
End Time: 2025-02-03T12:36:57.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Return policy details:
Book Title: Thistle and the Rose : Romance, Railroads, and Big Oil in Revolutionary Mexico
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 0.6in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: Catherine Nixon Cooke
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Railroads / History, Personal Memoirs, General, Historical, Sociology / Marriage & Family
Publisher: iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2013
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Transportation, Social Science
Item Weight: 13.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 292 Pages
