Pritchard, William T.
Mexico to Cuernavaca Over the Hills and Down the Dales. Mexico, Cuernavaca and Pacific Railway. History and Traditions Ruins and Landscapes
Universal Steam Printing Works, Mexico: 1898
- $250
76 pages; the numbered pages are interspersed throughout with advertisement pages which are not part of the pagination and are un-numbered. Railroad timetables, insurance companies, notices for farming lands for sale, photographic studios, medical nostrums, accommodations including hotels, banking facilities and others are all promoted in this travel guide for Mexico. William Thomas Pritchard (1829 - 1907) British consul and adventurer, (when as consul in Fiji) ".His balance and brilliance won him enemies as well as friends. He was later described by one historian of Fiji as 'a sincere friend of the Fijian people - when their friends were few' ." (and later, after trumped-up charges & detractors had him dismissed from his post) ".Preparing to leave Fiji in 1863, his career and finances in ruin, Pritchard sent his daughters ahead with his sister, Mary (1837-1863), but their ship, the Anita, and all aboard were lost in a hurricane off Tonga.(afterwards he) left for Mexico in 1866, becoming an insurance agent, financial journalist, and promoter of Mexico's economy." (Andrew E. Robson in the ODNB) Approx. 4 1/2" x 6 1/4" size; printed softcover. Light wear; in very good condition.
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