Description
A revised biography of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna (1794-1876)
About the Author
Will Fowler is a professor of Latin American studies at the University of St. Andrews. His books include Mexico in the Age of Proposals, 1821-1853; Tornel and Santa Anna: The Writer and the Caudillo, Mexico, 1795-1853; and Latin America since 1780.
Reviews
"Drawing on archives in Mexico, Spain, Britain, and Texas as well as published sources, Fowler supplies a much-needed corrective to existing impressions of Santa Anna with this balanced and well-written work."-Library Journal
"Building on recent historiography, this is a breakthrough study of Santa Anna."-S. F. Voss, Choice
"[Santa Anna of Mexico] is carefully documented and well-written. Historians of Mexico on both sides of the border should read this excellent effort."-Joseph A. Stout, Jr., Journal of Arizona History
"Superb. . . . Fowler has produced an elegantly-written and engaging study about one of Mexico's most notorious and misunderstood leaders. His evenhanded assessment of Santa Anna as more than just a power-hungry, opportunistic, and corrupt politician makes this biography a most welcome and valuable addition to Mexican historiography."-Journal of Military History
"This reevalution of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna is long overdue given the sophistication of our understanding of Mexico's turbulent decades following independence in 1810. . . .This biography will become obligatory text for students of the period that will also hold the attention of the casual reader."-Michael Ducey, A Contracorriente
"Fowler has written an unsurpassed biography of one of Mexico's most famous leaders. Everyone with an interest in Mexican history should read it."-Donald F. Stevens, Journal of Latin American Studies
"This biography is a marvellous introduction to Santa Anna's life and times."-Matthew Brown, Bulletin of Latin American Research
"Santa Ann of Mexico is a well-research and clearly written biography that provides an appreciation for the political complexity and volatility of Mexico and the man who led the nation during this turbulent period."-Ana Luisa Martinez-Catsam, Journal of Southern History
"This is a detailed biography for those with a passion for Mexican history, Texas history and American relations with Mexico."-Cmdr. Youssef Aboul-Enein, Waterline
Book Information
ISBN 9780803226388
Author Will Fowler
Format Paperback
Page Count 528
Imprint Bison Books
Publisher University of Nebraska Press
Weight(grams) 703g