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Bibliographies
 Metaphysical
Odyssey Into the Mexican Revolution: Francisco I. Madero and his Secret Book, Spiritist Manual  In a blend of personal
essay and a rendition of deeply researched  metaphysical and Mexican
history that reads like a novel, award-winning writer and noted
literary translator C.M. Mayo provides a rich introduction and
the first English translation of Spiritist Manual, the
secret book by the leader of Mexico's 1910 Revolution and President
of Mexico, 1911-1913. "It will simply surprise any reader. The research is impeccable" Manuel Guerra de Luna, author of Los Madero: La Saga  Liberal |
The
Last Prince of the Mexican Empire The novel based on the
true story of Agustín de Iturbide y Green, the half-American
 grandson of Mexico's
Emperor Iturbide in the Court of Maximilian."a crucial period in Mexican history... an engaging story brimming with majestic ambition." Publisher's Weekly A Library Journal Best Book 2009 |
Mexico:
A Traveler's Literary Companion Edited by C.M. Mayo:
a portrait of Mexico in a dazzling collection of fiction and
prose by 24 Mexican writers, many translated for the first time. "It will open
your eyes, fill you with pleasure and render our perennial vecinos
a little less distante." Los Angeles Times Book Review |
Miraculous
Air: Journey of a Thousand Miles through Baja California, the Other Mexico  Now available in paperback
from Milkweed Editions and in Kindle "One of the best books
ever about Baja California. Highly recommended"Library Journal |
Sky
Over El Nido  Winner, Flannery O'Connor
Award for Short Fiction"A remarkable literary
debut... tautly fashioned prose, alive with myriad turns of phrase
as on-target as they are idiosyncratic." Publisher's Weekly (starred review) |
From
Mexico to Miramar or, Across the Lake of Oblivion  A nonfiction novela about
a fairytale: a visit to the Emperor of Mexico's Castle in ItalyOriginally published in a slightly different version in Massachusetts Review. Winner, Washington Independent Writers Prize for Best Personal Essay EBOOK: Kindle ; iBook ; Gumroad |
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Recollections of Maximilian by Marie de la Fere Introduced by C.M. Mayo  An eyewitness memoir
of Mexico's brief, sparkling but doomed Second Empire under Maximilian
von Habsburg: A handwritten manuscript circa 1910, from the Bancroft
Library, University of California, Berkeley. EBOOK:
PDF (free) |
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