Santa Anna of Mexico(English, Paperback, Fowler Will)

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Santa Anna of Mexico(English, Paperback, Fowler Will) is written by Fowler Will and published by University of Nebraska Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0803226381 (ISBN 10) and 9780803226388 (ISBN 13).

Building on recent historiography, this is a breakthrough study of Santa Anna.-S. F. Voss, Choice Antonio LOpez de Santa Anna (1794-1876) is one of the most famous, and infamous, figures in Mexican history. Six times the country's president, he is consistently depicted as a traitor, a turncoat, and a tyrant-the exclusive cause of all of Mexico's misfortunes following the country's independence from Spain. He is also, as this biography makes clear, grossly misrepresented. Will Fowler provides a revised picture of Santa Anna's life, offering new insights into his activities in his bailiwick of Veracruz and in his numerous military engagements. The Santa Anna who emerges from this book is an intelligent, dynamic, yet reluctant leader, ingeniously deceptive at times, courageous and patriotic at others. His extraordinary story is that of a middle-class provincial criollo, a high-ranking officer, an arbitrator, a dedicated landowner, and a political leader who tried to prosper personally and help his country develop at a time of severe and repeated crises, as the colony that was New Spain gave way to a young, troubled, besieged, and beleaguered Mexican nation.