Nellie Bly 
Six Months in Mexico [EPUB ebook] 
And Other Investigative Journalism Articles

From the famous stunt girl reporter who wrote the well-known exposé, Ten Days in a Mad-House, this 1888 travelogue details Nellie Bly’s experience of living in Mexico in the late nineteenth century.

Under the pseudonym of Nellie Bly, Six Months in Mexico chronicles her time spent living in Mexico in 1885. The American journalist provides a fascinating window into the country’s culture and the every day lives of those living there. Bly describes wedding ceremonies and the people’s smoking habits, as well as commenting on the horror of life living under a dictator.

This classic travel book includes engaging chapters such as:

– In the Streets of Mexico


– How Sunday is Celebrated


– A Horseback Ride Over Historic Grounds


– A Mexican Bull-Fight


– The Museum and its Curiosities


– Historic Tombs and Lonely Graves

Republished by Read & Co. Travel, this captivating edition of Six Months in Mexico is accompanied by several of Bly’s other journalism articles and is completed by an introductory biography by Frances E. Willard and Mary A. Livermore. The ideal gift for fans of travel writing and a must read for those who have, or wish to visit Mexico.

Tabela de Conteúdo

Introduction


Elizabeth Cochrane


1. Adieu to the United States


2. El Paso Del Norte


3. Along the Route


4. The City of Mexico


5. In the Streets of Mexico


6. How Sunday is Celebrated


7. A Horseback Ride Over Historic Grounds


8. A Mexican Bull-Fight


9. The Museum and its Curiosities


10. Historic Tombs and Lonely Graves


11. Cupid’s Work in Sunnyland


12. Joaquin Miller and Coffin Street


13. In Mexican Theatres


14. The Floating Gardens


15. The Castle of Chapultepec


16. The Feasts of the Gamblers


17. Feast of Flowers and Lenten Celebrations


18. Guadalupe and its Romantic Legend


19. A Day’s Trip on a Street Car


20. Where Maximillian’s American Colony Lived


21. A Mexican Arcadia


22. The Wonders of Puebla


23. The Pyramid of Cholula


24. A Few Notes About Mexican Presidents


25. Mexican Soldiers and the Rurales


26. The Press of Mexico


27. The Ghastly Tale of Dunjuan Manuel


28. A Mexican Parlor


29. Love and Courtship in Mexico


30. Scenes within Mexican Homes


31. The Romance of the Mexican Pulque


32. Mexican Manners


33. Noche Triste Tree


34. Little Notes of Interest


35. A Few Recipes for Mexican Dishes


36. Some Mexican Legends


37. Princess Josefa de Yturbide


Miscellaneous Articles

Sobre o autor

Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman (1864–1922) was born Elizabeth Jane Cochran in Pennsylvania, USA. Better known by her pen name, Nellie Bly, the journalist’s most famous works include the account of her record-breaking world trip, Around the World in Seventy-Two Days, and her mental institution exposé, Ten Days in a Mad-House, in which she went undercover to reveal the truth about the conditions of asylums. Bly was a pioneering writer, introducing the trend of stunt girl reporting.