Our Mexican muddle . J CHAPTER I WE ARE TO UNDERSTAND WHY MEXICO ISREVOLUTIONARY THE VIEWS OF ONE WHO KNOWS Many years ago I became interested in Mexico by reading Pres-eotts and Bancrofts history of the wonderful exploits of Cortezand his followers during the conquest of Mexico. Commencing in this wise I became more and more a result, I naturally acquired a greater degree of informationconcerning that country than is possessed by the average reader ofhistory, or those who have visited Mexico. While in search of greater knowledge concerning Mexico, per-force needs be that I visit
Our Mexican muddle . J CHAPTER I WE ARE TO UNDERSTAND WHY MEXICO ISREVOLUTIONARY THE VIEWS OF ONE WHO KNOWS Many years ago I became interested in Mexico by reading Pres-eotts and Bancrofts history of the wonderful exploits of Cortezand his followers during the conquest of Mexico. Commencing in this wise I became more and more a result, I naturally acquired a greater degree of informationconcerning that country than is possessed by the average reader ofhistory, or those who have visited Mexico. While in search of greater knowledge concerning Mexico, per-force needs be that I visit the land of Montezuma. I soon learnedthat one visit, nay many visits, to this Land of Wonder, was notsufficient for my purpose. Nevertheless I was privileged to journey throughout everyportion of the country and to study the people and conditions gen-erally. I may say, therefore, that I know Mexico far better thando those who have never been in the country, and those who havenever studied the people and every condit
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