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MEXICO REBORN: Verna Carleton Millan. Houghton, 1939. Reviewed by Mary Ella Pool. After one year of tamales, revolutions and Spanish verbs, Mrs. Verna Carleton Millan, first began her writing in Mexico by reporting to the United States newspapers of the presi dential campaign that ended with Cardenas in the head chair. After living in Mexico City for five years with her Mexican doctor-husband and becoming a part of the country, she writes her first book—‘‘Mexico Reborn.” The author, in relating the con dition of our neighboring country before and after Cardenas's rule, gives vivid pictures of the living conditions of the peasant and the middle class people. The latter people makes one conscious of the title of the book, and makes him rejoice in the forward movement of the people with all glory and credit to Cardenas. But may I say that in comparing notes from oth er books and talking with resi dents of the country, I wish to re mind you that this is one person’s view—point of the greatness of Cardenas, the present president of Mexico. La Laguna is the government’s experimental section of the coun try, situated near Torreon. It in cludes over one million fertile acres, which a short time vast be longed to a few families and were financed by American and British capitalists. Now since the land was expropriated, there are forty thousand “ejedatarios” earning their living from three hundred “ejidos.” In these “ejidos” living conditions and standards have been greatly improved, and much attention has been given to formal education for children, and agri cultural education for the adults. The power of the women has in creased; therefore their position in social and political life is being recognized and accepted for the president has set the example. The Spanish and Indian individ ual customs that have left their stamp upon the present people is pointed out in detail, specifically the influence upon the woman. Whether one agrees with Mrs. Millan in her description of the people of Mexico or not, after reading her book one feels that here is one American woman who has become a part of Mexico.
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El Paso Prospector
El Paso, Texas, US
Sat, Jan 13, 1940
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