Mexican Revolution Resources Print Materials at HHS Beals, Carleton. “The Mexican Revolution.” The Nature of Revolution. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1970. Secondary source. Higher reading level. Beller, Susan Provost. The Aftermath of the Mexican Revolution. Minneapolis: Twenty‐First Century Books, 2009. Solid, accessible secondary source. Great bibliography and further reading suggestions to assist in finding other sources. Coy, Harold. The Mexicans. Boston: Little, Brown, 1970. Secondary source. Very readable, narrative style. Fleming, Thomas. Socialism. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2008. Secondary source. Brief section concerning nationalization of businesses after revolution. Foster, Lynn V. A Brief History of Mexico. New York: Facts on File, 1997 Solid, accessible secondary source. Frost, Mary Pierce and Susan Keegan. The Mexican Revolution. San Diego: Lucent, 1997. Solid overview. Contains brief primary sources throughout. Guyatt, John. The Mexican Revolution. St. Paul: Greenhaven, 1980. Brief accessible overview. Back matter contains 20 different primary source documents. Hunter, Amy N. The History of Mexico. Philadelphia: Mason Crest, 2003. Brief overview chapter. Very accessible reading level. Meyer, Michael C., William L. Sherman and Susan M. Deeds. The Course of Mexican History. 6th ed. New York: Oxford, 1999. Contains brief primary sources throughout. Higher reading level. Miller, Robert Ryal. Mexico: A History. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1985. Solid, readable overview. Contains brief primary sources throughout. Purnell, Jennie. “Mexican Revolution.” Revolutionary Movements in World History. 3 vols. Santa Barbara: ABC‐CLIO, 2006. Includes chronology, historical and cultural background, context and process of revolution, impacts, people, organizations, central events, reference and further readings “Revolution in Mexico.” History of the Modern World. Ed. Timothy Cooke. 10 vols. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1999. Reference book. Brief overview, ends in 1920. Rodman, Selden. A Short History of Mexico. New York: Stein and Day, 1981. Secondary source. High reading level. *NOTE: We also have biographies on Pancho Villa. Online Primary Sources Internet Modern History Sourcebook Francisco Madero, The Plan of San Luis Potosi, November 20, 1910 http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1910potosi.html Historical Text Archive 29 documents related to the Mexican Revolution including Zapata’s Plan of Ayala, and the 1917 Constitution of Mexico http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?action=list&secid=30&total=29 New York Times Historical Backfile (accessed via KCLS databases) Can search for New York Times news articles published during the revolution. Online Secondary Sources The Mexican Revolution 1910 http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/2824‐the‐mexican‐revolution‐1910 Website sponsored by MexConnect, an electronic magazine devoted to providing quality information about Mexico. The Mexican Revolution 1910‐1920 http://www.emersonkent.com/wars_and_battles_in_history/mexican_revolution.htm Accessible secondary source information with primary source links embedded throughout.
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