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# Fire And Blood: A History Of Mexico

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A Superb Read!
  

*by B***T on Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2024*

Today, after months of reading it, I finished Fire & Blood: A History of Mexico by T.R. Fehrenbach.It is a history of Mexico from prehistoric times to the year 2000 (and the end of the 70+ years of PRI political dominance.) It is an absolutely fascinating read, full of opinions and insights. And while I do not agree with everything Fehrenbach says, I think it is worth the trip to see Mexico through his eyes.I do live in Mexico and think it imperative to know something of the history and culture that one lives in, but I also feel that as neighbors (with a great many expats on both sides of the Rio Bravo / Rio Grande) we should know more about our neighbor(s) then we collectively do.Fehrenbach is one hell of a great writer and I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in knowing more about the world.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Good for Beginners
  

*by C***S on Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2021*

I love Mexico and the Mexican people. I want to know more about this wonderful country.  This is a good comprehensive history of Mexico for generalist beginners like me. There are lots of opinions and generalizations about Mexico offered by this San Antonio author writing about 50 years ago.  The book was revised in the 1990s, apparently to add discussions of then more recent presidencies of the Mexican Republic of the 1980s and 1990s.  Even so, this material is quite dated. The author is far better known for his interest in Texas than his interest in Mexico.  Readers with even a bit of literary maturity will immediately recognize the author’s various comments are often due to be taken with a (big) grain of salt. There are no notes but this is a popular history not a scholarly history. I found the discussion of the revolution following the end of the Porfiriato to be very interesting. I learned many things I didn’t know, for example, the battle of Puebla, celebrated as Cinco de Mayo, was fought as the French were establishing supremacy in Mexico not at as they were finally being driven out. This book is just fine if you seek a general overview and read enough history to understand how to take into account biases that are brought to the writing of history. These can sometimes be acute here but I never thought they were motivated by animus. This is a good book, fun to read.  I enjoyed it and now, using it as a foundation, I can move on to more scholarly works..

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Exactly What I Was Looking For
  

*by P***. on Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2022*

This book served as an excellent introduction to the history of Mexico for me.  Fehrenbach writes with great skill and manages to craft a gripping and informative saga of the many varied and fascinating characters and episodes that have taken place over the long and often tragic history of our southern neighbor.For those who've been upset by "racial overtones" and "politically incorrect tropes" they found in the text, I would encourage you to continue reading works published before 2000!  Let us not discount either history nor the presentation of history due to our contemporary sensitivities; we would all be intellectually poorer for that.  Yes, this book was originally published in the 1970s, but I found Fehrenbach's a fair and compassionate record of a complex human story, which makes for a winning read in any decade.I look forward to using this work as a springboard to learn even more about Mexican history.  Those reviewers unimpressed by Fehrenbach's "opinions and generalizations" would do well to continue your own study of Mexico.  You may find that all historians will make such generalizations.  How wonderful it is to live in a country and time where we can access as many histories as we like, eventually forming our *own* opinions and contributing our voice to the delightful and diverse conversation that is history.Thank you Mr. Fehrenbach, and happy reading to all.

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