Etta Blaisdell McDonald
Manuel in Mexico
Paperback
(Forgotten Books Jan. 21, 2018)
Excerpt from Manuel in MexicoIn telling the story the most picturesque customs of the people, both in country and city life, have been introduced. On the hacienda one sees the boys playing games and riding burros, the little girls going to school, the peon laborers working in the fields, the women patting tortillas; the simple, daily life of the poor Indians.In the city is the greatest contrast. Here there are the streets thronged with gaily-dressed people, the markets, the street venders, the parks beautiful with flowers, fountains and electric lights, the canals crowded with flower-laden boats.Manuel and Benito become pages to a great lady and take part in the Christmas festivities. They learn a little history and see many of the interest ing sights in and near Mexico City.The pronouncing vocabulary at the end of the book will help to make the reading easy for children, and if they live Manuel's life with him for a little while they cannot fail to find a charm in this land of flowers and sunshine and happy childhood.The authors acknowledge their indebtedness to Mrs. Arthur L. Finney, of Orizaba, for valuable information concerning life and customs in Mexico, and to Mr. William Avery Cary for the use of his photographs.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
- ISBN
- 1331576474 / 9781331576471
- Pages
- 150
- Weight
- 7.5 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 0.3 in.
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