The Worm in the Wheat: Rosalie Evans and Agrarian Struggle in the Puebla-Tlaxcala Valley of Mexico, 1906-1927
A fascinating history. Henderson gives us the story of Rosalie Evans and the early...
The Worm in the Wheat is a compelling tale of political intrigue, violence, shifting allegiances, extreme poverty, and the recalcitrance of one woman. Above all, it is a multileveled interpretation of the Mexican revolution and the ultimate failure of agrarian reform. Timothy J. Henderson recounts the story of Rosalie Evans, a woman who lost her life defending her Mexican hacienda in defiance of confiscation decrees. This dramatic narrative is populated with many diverse actors: Mexican, British, and American officials, soldiers, rebel leaders, bureaucrats, peasants, vigilantes, and the unforgettable figure of Evans herself.In a world where power and wealth are distributed unevenly and where revolutionary ideas aiming to right the balance continue to proliferate, it is essential, Henderson claims, to understand the revolutionary process not as a philosophical abstraction but as intimate human drama. This book, by providing a detailed study of a single case, sheds invaluable light on this process and on the making of modern Mexico. Incorporating extensive primary research, Henderson describes the complexity of international, national, state, and local politics and...
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A fascinating history. Henderson gives us the story of Rosalie Evans and the early 20th century history of the Puebla-Tlaxcala Valley and by extension the struggles of Mexico and the challenges of agrarian land reform. Rosalie Evans was an American-born widow of an English man. She and her husband had purchased a wheat growing hacienda... Very thorough account of an unusual case in the agrarian history of Mexico in the tumultuous years during and following the Mexican Revolution. This is the story of a American/British owner of the San Pedro Coxtocn hacienda and her struggle against bureaucratic indifference on the one hand and near-anarchy on the other. Henderson's...
