Project Gutenberg 2024-08-24 Public domain in the USA. 658 O'Shaughnessy, Edith 1870 1939 O'Shaughnessy, Mrs. Nelson O'Shaughnessy, Edith Louise Coues 16013529 A diplomat's wife in Mexico : $b Letters from the American Embassy at Mexico City, covering the dramatic period between October 8th, 1913, and the breaking off of diplomatic relations on April 23rd, 1914, together with an account of the occupation of Vera Cruz $bHarper & Brothers, $c1916. MWS, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "A Diplomat's Wife in Mexico" by Edith O'Shaughnessy is a collection of letters written in the early 20th century, detailing the author's experiences and observations during her time at the American Embassy in Mexico City amidst a chaotic political landscape. The letters span a dramatic period between 1913 and 1914, capturing the tension of revolutionary Mexico, the complexities of diplomacy, and the personal reflections of O'Shaughnessy herself. The central figure is Edith O'Shaughnessy, a woman navigating the challenges of her husband's diplomatic role while engaging with the intricacies of a nation in turmoil. The opening of the book sets the stage for these tumultuous times as O'Shaughnessy describes her arrival in Vera Cruz and the mood of anticipation that surrounds her as they travel to Mexico City. She paints vivid pictures of her surroundings, sharing her thoughts on various individuals, including diplomats and locals, while noting the changing political landscape led by Victoriano Huerta's dictatorship. The narrative details her observations on social interactions, the political climate, and her personal struggles as a wife of a diplomat, all of which promise to unfold in greater depth as the letters progress. Through her letters, the reader is introduced to a unique and intimate perspective on historical events, filtered through the eyes of an engaged observer in a foreign land. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/diplomatswifeinm00oshauoft 20220209222329oshaughnes 1916 Reading ease score: 69.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Mexico -- History -- 1910-1946 United States -- Foreign relations -- Mexico Mexico -- Foreign relations -- United States Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave, Mexico) -- History -- American occupation, 1914 F1201 Text Category: Biographies Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other 732093 2025-07-29T10:42:28.207755 text/html 705090 2024-08-24T01:32:45 text/html 1309771 2025-07-29T10:42:40.468711 application/epub+zip 1303471 2025-07-29T10:42:30.588743 application/epub+zip 505022 2025-07-29T10:42:29.279754 application/epub+zip 2107731 2025-07-29T10:42:47.949693 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2034311 2025-07-29T10:42:39.288716 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 658458 2025-07-29T10:42:26.784804 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 638303 2024-08-24T01:32:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17738 2025-07-29T10:42:48.113649 application/rdf+xml 15833 2025-07-29T10:42:29.538750 image/jpeg 2571 2025-07-29T10:42:29.416750 image/jpeg 1422949 2025-07-29T10:42:28.315742 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia