1875 MEXICO 1ed Travel Yucatan Monterey Cuba Exploration Indians TEXAS WARS
1875 MEXICO 1ed Travel Yucatan Monterey Cuba Exploration Indians TEXAS WARS
“Our Next-Door Neighbor: A Winter in Mexico” by Gilbert Haven is a detailed account of the authors travels through Mexico during the winter of 1872-1873, exploring regions from Yucatan to Mexico City, and extending to Brownsville, Texas. Haven, known for his abolitionist stance and advocacy for civil and social rights, discusses the cultural, religious, and social dynamics of Mexico, critiquing the Catholic Church while promoting Protestantism and modern business practices as vehicles for improvement. Haven provides varied depictions of scenery, mountains, animals, cultural customs, information on Aztec origins, volcanoes, tree of Montezuma, Indian Garden of Maximilian, womens rights, Mexican War, and much more! This fascinating travelogue is illustrated with 71 full-page and in-text engravings throughout, providing a pictorial complement to Havens observations on the potential upliftment of 19th-century Mexico through religious and social reform.
Item number: #41644
Price: $499
HAVEN, Gilbert
Our Next-Door Neighbor: A Winter in Mexico.
New York: Nelson and Phillips; Cincinnati: Hitchcock and Walden, 1875. First Edition.
Details:
Collation: Complete
467, [3]
71 engravings (including frontispiece)
Reference(s): Gunn 810; Palau 112452; Smith H-50
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; secure
Green cloth
Size: ~8.75in X 6in (22cm x 15.5cm)
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1875 MEXICO 1ed Travel Yucatan Monterey Cuba Exploration Indians TEXAS WARS
“Our Next-Door Neighbor: A Winter in Mexico” by Gilbert Haven is a detailed account of the authors travels through Mexico during the winter of 1872-1873, exploring regions from Yucatan to Mexico City, and extending to Brownsville, Texas. Haven, known for his abolitionist stance and advocacy for civil and social rights, discusses the cultural, religious, and social dynamics of Mexico, critiquing the Catholic Church while promoting Protestantism and modern business practices as vehicles for improvement. Haven provides varied depictions of scenery, mountains, animals, cultural customs, information on Aztec origins, volcanoes, tree of Montezuma, Indian Garden of Maximilian, womens rights, Mexican War, and much more! This fascinating travelogue is illustrated with 71 full-page and in-text engravings throughout, providing a pictorial complement to Havens observations on the potential upliftment of 19th-century Mexico through religious and social reform.
Item number: #41644
Price: $499
HAVEN, Gilbert
Our Next-Door Neighbor: A Winter in Mexico.
New York: Nelson and Phillips; Cincinnati: Hitchcock and Walden, 1875. First Edition.
Details:
Collation: Complete
467, [3]
71 engravings (including frontispiece)
Reference(s): Gunn 810; Palau 112452; Smith H-50
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; secure
Green cloth
Size: ~8.75in X 6in (22cm x 15.5cm)
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Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
41644
Condition Report: Excellent
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