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Mexico in 1827 (Volume II)

Mexico in 1827 (Volume II)

G. Ward, H.

Paperback

Technology & EngineeringColonial Period (1600-1775)General United States

ISBN10: 9353801265
ISBN13: 9789353801267
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jul 1 2019
Pages: 744
Weight: 2.05
Height: 1.64 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Mexico in the 1820s was not an exotic backdrop but a new republic under scrutiny. In Volume II of Mexico in 1827, British envoy H. G. Ward records what he saw with a cool eye and a traveller's curiosity. Facts, faces, a nation forming. He writes at the hinge of empires. Written as a nineteenth century travelogue and diplomatic travel narrative, this historical nonfiction volume moves from public institutions to daily life, mapping mexican government and society at a moment when independence was still being negotiated on the ground. It sketches the Mexico early republic: confident, fractured, and alive in motion. Ward is especially attentive to the engines of wealth: his observations contribute to mexico mining industry history, tracing how capital, labour, and geology shaped hopes for prosperity. Along the way he weighs economic conditions in mexico with the pragmatism of a policymaker, offering a vivid primary source collection for anyone exploring 1820s mexico history and the early Republic's place in the wider Atlantic world. For readers of Humboldt New Spain and other mexico travel classics, Ward adds a later, on-the-spot perspective, capturing the shift from colonial description to republican reality. Historians, students, and collectors will value it as a scholarly reference volume, while curious travellers and armchair explorers will relish its precision and atmosphere. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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