Insurgent Mexico; With Pancho Villa In The Mexican Revolution

from cblaker

Well-written, a subjective journalist's view of a war in a foreign land told in poetic language. Some parts were over described and the book seemed to lag. The parts that stand out are his interviews with Villa, Carranza, and the times he is hanging out and relaxing with the rebels. I was surpris...

from Borg-mx5

John Reed's excellent reporting from the Mexican Revolution.

from DinadansFriend

John Reed was a survivor of the great days of muck-raking journalism, when the Media was not yet under the control of the big businesses, as it is today. (Media Elites! Baah!) His interest in a good story drew him into the Mexican Revolution that spawned Pancho Villa and put Francesco Madera in p...