Tornel and Santa Anna The Writer and the Caudillo, Mexico 1795-1853

Subjects:

• History » Latin American History
• Military Studies » Military History
• Multicultural Studies » Latin American Studies

Reviews:

• ...Fowler has contributed significantly to the new wave of historiography through this and earlier books...[a] very important contribution to Mexican historiography.
  —Choice .
• [A] heavily footnoted, exhaustively researched, and important study on one of the principal figures of the time....If Santa Anna remains the central enigma in early republican Mexican history, Fowler's biography clearly demonstrates the pivotal role Tornel played.
  —Latin American Research Review 2005
• [A] substantial step forward in our knowledge of the Santa Anna era.
  —Latin American Studies 2002
• Fowler's study of Tornel and Santa Anna casts new light on the complex evolution of politics and relationships during Mexico's postindependence decades.
  —New Mexico Historical Review Fall 2002
• ...a significant contribution to the history of Mexican politics during the early nationa period.
  —South Eastern Latin Americanist Summer/Fall 2002
• Because this is a well-researched study by one of the foremost experts of the period, it offers a rare view into the complex events that characterized early nineteenth-century Mexico....It is a compelling read, free of jargon, that is up-to-date on the political trends of the era, and it puts to rest many stereotypes about Santa Anna, as well as Tornel and other Mexican leaders.
  —Western Historical Quarterly Winter 2001

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• The Formative Years (1795-1824)
• From Hope to Disenchantment: The Emergence of the Professional Politician (1824-1829)
• Snakes and Ladders (1830-1840)
• "So Many Hopes of a Blissful Future" (1841-1844)
• "Ploughing the Sea" The Mexican--American War and its Aftermath (1845-1853)
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Index