Fire and Blood

by T.R. Fehrenbach

Book Overview

"Mexico's history is a mixture of conquest and plunder, violence and brutality, fabulous civilizations, and spectacular cultural achievements. A fascinating story."--Christian Science Monitor There... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0020321805
• ISBN13: 9780020321804
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Collier Books
• Length: 675 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Excellent history

Product arrived quickly in excellent condition. This is one of the best histories of Mexico I have ever read, well researched, well thought out analysis. If you have any interest in Mexico and its very complex history this is the book for you.

Fair, balanced, Facinating

Powerful, well written, more like a good novel than a history. In this age of "revisionist history" written by Left leaning accademics, it is difficult to find a history of Mexico that doesn't blame the gringoes for everything. Mexico deserves better. It is a land still in cultural revolution. Rising from Spanish military occupation and the Inquisition, Mexico's future promise can be seen by careful readers of this fine book. This is absolutely the best, most authoritative, book on the subject. It's a captivating read.

One of my ten-best reads

This is the best history book I have ever read. It captures the Spanish influence on the Nahua (Aztec) people and vividly explains the culture and arts of the Mexican nation. Now I know exactly what Cinco de Mayo and numerous other events really mean to Mexico - and to myself. Only a glossary of Spanish and Nahua terminologies could have improved the book.

Excellent Read!

This book is a wonderful read especially for anyone who lives or has grown up close to the Mexican border. Fehrenbach explains very clearly the long history of Mexico and the differences between Mexican and American cultures which so often make the two countries talk at cross-purposes. The only thing I would add is a linguistic dictionary, so one could pronounce all the people and places he mentions