In the 1920’s, when B. Traven arrived in the country, peonage, although officially abolished by the new constitution of 1917, was still a general practice in many parts of Mexico. The author observed the system at first hand in Chiapas, the southernmost province, a mountainous and heavily forested region, where the jungle novels, as well as many other of his stories, are set.
About the Author
B. Traven (1882–1969) was a pen name of one of the most enigmatic writers of the twentieth century. The life and work of the author, whose other aliases include Hal Croves, Traven Torsvan, and Ret Marut, has been called “the greatest literary mystery of the twentieth century.” Of German descent and Mexican nationality, he has sold more than thirty million books, in more than thirty languages. Films of his work include The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, which won three Oscars; Macario, the first Mexican film to be nominated for an Oscar; and The Death Ship, a cult classic in Germany.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
About the Author
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Copyright
COPYRIGHT © 1970 BY R. E. LUJÁN
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
STANDARD BOOK NUMBER: 8090-3360-7
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOG CARD NUMBER: 72-88014
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION MARCH 1970
First Farrar, Straus and Giroux ebook: 2020
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eISBN: 978-0-374-72252-4
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