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José Doroteo Arango, alias "Pancho Villa", emerged during the Mexican revolution as one of the dominating figures of that tumultuous era. He influenced the course of the revolution as head of the Division of the North. During his revolutionary career, Vila was viewed as a hero by Mexico's dispossessed and impoverished working class, as well as by Mexican nationalists. Subject to countless legends, myths, books, and movies, the epic career of Pancho Villa continues to intrigue historians around the world. While much has been written about Villa's role in the Mexican Revolution, little is known about his origins and the forces that shaped his early childhood development and personality. Based on extensive oral history and personal interviews, Rubén Osorio has uncovered Villa's family lineage and background. Ruben Osorio's research testifies to the valuable contribution that oral history plays in rectifying historical inaccuracies. Osorio's research spans the Mexican countryside including the states of Chihuahua, Durango, Mexico, Coahuila, and Jalisco and includes in-depth interviews with many surviving members of the Férman and Quiñones families. Osorio is no amateur to the field of oral history, having conducted over 300 hours of personal interviews with former Villistas and other important players in Chihuahua's revolutionary history. Included in these interviews are some of the few recordings of Villa's wife, Luz Corral de Villa, and his adopted son, Francisco Piñon. These first-rate interviews have laid a foundation for an expanded wealth of knowledge for scholars of Villa, his life, and the events that shaped Chihuahua's history and that of Mexico and the United States. It is a welcome addition to historians of Mexico's heroic past. Bilingual Edition! 256 pages, 24 illustrations |
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