A reevaluation of life the man who saved the Mexican Revolution,
published on the 100th anniversary of his death.
A wild ride and revealing portrait of the controversial Pancho Villa,
one of Mexico's most beloved (or loathed) heroes, that finally
establishes the importance of his role in the triumph of the Mexican
revolution by renowned crime writer Paco Ignacio Taibo tII.
The last biography of Pancho Villa was published 25 years ago, and this
new edition has been translated into English for the first time. This
biography marks a kind of reinvention of the legendary Mexican figure of
Pancho Villa. It is a masterful reevaluation and heavily researched
account of his life. This book makes a new claim, finally giving Pancho
Villa his due as the decisive figure in the success of Mexican
Revolution. Here he is less the colorful bandito and more the
incorruptible conscience that not only won key battles, but also
maintained the revolutionary vision and led the way in terms of class
consciousness.
Pancho Villa is a rollicking, sometimes hilariously comical, sometimes
extremely violent, and always very personal portrait of the
controversial Mexican historical figure Pancho Villa. Beloved crime
writer Paco Ignacio Taibo II (a.k.a. PIT)--the prolific historian,
biographer of Che Guevara and the founder of Mexican "neopolicial"
fiction--brings his tremendous storytelling skills to an account of one
of the Mexico's greatest legendary characters.
With his vibrant narrative style, Taibo describes the adventures of
Pancho Villa with incredible stories, the stuff of history and tragedy,
backed up by tremendous research. Throughout, Taibo unveils secrets
about the life of one of Mexico's most courageous and charismatic
leaders. Includes period photographs that indelibly capture the rocky
transition from the wild and agrarian past towards modern statehood.
