The Thistle and the Rose: Romance, Railroads, and Big Oil in Revolutionary Mexico - Hardcover

Catherine Nixon Cooke

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0972063056 ISBN 13: 9780972063050

Publisher: Corona Publishing Company, 2010

Synopsis

How the McNab family searched for their ancestral past and discovered a love story set in Revolutionary Mexico. The Thistle and the Rose is a family saga that transports readers across continents and cultures, offering a unique glimpse of early twentieth century Mexico - including the construction of the Tehuantepec Railway, the drilling of the world's second largest oil well in 1910, and a chilling encounter with the bandit general, Pancho Villa.

About this title

About the Author:

Catherine Nixon Cooke is the author of Tom Slick Mystery Hunter (Paraview Press, 2005), a contributing author to They Lived to Tell the Tale: True Stories of Adventure from the Legendary Explorers Club (Lyons Press, 2008), and served as Editor-in-Chief of Coronet magazine for more than a decade.

Review:

Like a masterful snake charmer, Catherine Nixon Cooke weaves a tale of big love, big oil and big ideas in this fascinating tale of adventure and romance that sweeps through Europe, Mexico and comes to rest in San Antonio, where the story continues. --Jan Jarboe Russell, author of Lady Bird: A Biography of Mrs. Johnson

About this edition

• Publisher: Corona Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0972063056
• ISBN 13: 9780972063050
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 207