¶ … Swept Mexico About the Author

The author of the book, Anita Brenner, who is also the writer of Idols behind Altars along with many other books on children, was born in Mexico and lived there for quite a few years. It was during the Spanish Civil War that she wrote dispatches from Spain for the New York Times as well as the Nation. Furthermore, for many years she even edited the magazine Mexico This Month.

About The Book

The book The Wind That Swept Mexico by Anita Brenner published originally in the year 1943. This was the first book that gave a broad perspective of Mexican revolution in its numerous different phases.

The author in a brief and touching words along with many outstanding and unforgettable photographs, carry the reader with this classic book from the fake peace and loads of the D'az era through the fated administration of Madero, along with the disordered years of Villa and Zapata, Carranza and Obreg n, to the quiet and calm social revolution of Cardenas with final entry of Mexico into World War II.

George R. Leighton from many sources has collected the photographs that have been used in the book with the help of Anita Brenner and few others. The well-known photographer of those times, Walker Evans has cleaned and re-photographed many of the prints.

Analysis Of The Book

The Mexican Revolution that started in the year 1910 basically began with the overthrow of dictator Porfirio D'az. The book or in other words the biography of a war-torn country explores the lively hood as well as approaches of the leaders of Mexico, along with the concealed peasants that filled the land.

One of the major points that has been repeated in the book by the...

Form here the author begins unfolding detailed events that came with revenge and rebellious that while reading few of the areas appeared to be fictional.
It was easy for the author to reconstruct a mental example of how the life was during Diaz reign for Mexico. Here the first part of the book gives a detailed explanation of all the great programs that in coming years would soon have be disturbed. Brenner also highlighted concise but informative description of how in that era offices that supported Diaz were run by the scientists and businessmen.

Giving a brief background of the early 20th Century, when a new generation of young leaders came in with the desire to participate in the political arena of this nation. They were however, deprived of this opportunity by the officials who were previously well established in power and did not want to give it up. This group of leaders did not give up and had the believe that once President Diaz publicly announced Mexico is ready for democracy they may have a proper role in Mexican politics.

Although, public election was called…